Etymology of the English word metopic
the English word
metopicderived from the Greek word
metopon, μέτωπον (forehead; the forehead (as opposite the countenance))
using the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Usage
Word found in Modern English