Optic

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late Middle English: from French optique or medieval Latin opticus, from Greek optikos, from optos ‘seen’.


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Borrowed from Middle French optique or Medieval Latin opticus, from Ancient Greek ὀπτῐκός(optikós, “of or for sight”), from ὀπτός(optós, “visible”) +‎ -ῐκός(-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).


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optic (adj.)

late 14c., optik, "of or pertaining to the eye as the organ of vision," from Old French optique, obtique (c. 1300) and directly from Medieval Latin opticus "of sight or seeing," from Greek optikos "of or having to do with sight," from optos "seen, visible," related to ōps "eye," from PIE root *okw- "to see." Meaning "relating to or pertaining to vision or sight" is from 1590s. Optics "eyes" is from 1640s; "formerly the learned and elegant term; afterwards pedantic, and now usually humorous" [OED].