Etymology of the English word caryopsis
the English word
caryopsisusing the English prefix
caryo-using the English suffix
-opsisderived from the Latin word
caryopsisderived from the Greek word
opsis, ὄψις (vision; sight; properly, sight (the act); the visage, an external show)
derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-derived from the Greek word
karuon, κάρυον (nucleus "nut; nucleus "nut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-Date
The earliest known usage of caryopsis in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
