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Etymology of the English word optics

the English word optics
derived from the Old French word optique
derived 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-

Derivations in English

heteroptics, magnetooptics, opticist, acoustooptics

Cognates

Dutch optica, French optique, German Optik, Italian ottico, Lithuanian optika, Norwegian optikk, Polish optyka, Russian oптикa, Spanish optico, Swedish optik

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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