Etymology of the English word synoptic
the English word
synopticderived from the Greek word
sunoptikos, συνοπτικός
derived from the Greek word
sunopsis, σύνοψις
derived 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-using the Greek prefix
sun-, συν-
derived from the Greek word
sun, σύν (together; with or together ; by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.)
Date
The earliest known usage of synoptic in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
synoptistUsage
Word found in Modern English
