English
synoptic
Synoptic comes from New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός ‘seeing the whole together or at a glance’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-‘to see’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘eye’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὄψιςópsis‘view’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσύνοψιςsúnopsis‘a general view, synopsis’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνοπτικόςsunoptikós‘seeing the whole together or at a glance’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900synopticus
- Englishtodaysynoptic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ekʷ-‘to see’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὄψ‘eye’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEὄψιςópsis‘view’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσύνοψιςsúnopsis‘a general view, synopsis’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσυνοπτικόςsunoptikós‘seeing the whole together or at a glance’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900synopticus
- Englishtodaysynoptic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘to see’
eye, anthropology, oculus, ocular, ogle, inoculation, awk, monocle, doily, inoculate, anthropoid, 38 more
through Ancient Greek ὄψις ‘view’
Today it means
adj Of or relating to a synopsis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- / synoptic