Where does “Zosterops” come from?

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

Zosterops (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Zosterops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
2Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Zosterops

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ