Etymology of the English word optical
the English word
opticalderived from the English word
opticderived 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 Old French word
optiquederived from the Medieval Latin word
opticus (optic; optician)
derived from the Greek word
optikos, ὀπτικός
derived from the Greek word
optos, ὀπτός (cooked; roasted)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-using the English suffix
-alderived from the Latin suffix
-alisUsage
Word found in Modern English
