Where does “Thujopsis” come from?

Thujopsis (Translingual) comes from Translingual -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Thujopsis (Translingual): genus or hiba arborvitae}}

Definitions

  1. genus or hiba arborvitae}}

Ancestry of “Thujopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsisUsed to form taxonomic names, often at the level...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄψ →