Ancient Greek word root · Sight & Light

opt-: eye, sight

opt- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “eye, sight”. Learn its variants and explore 5 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: eye, sight

Root forms: opt-, opto-, -opsy

Source word: ὄψις — view

Word family and examples

• option

  One of a set of choices that can be made.

• adopt

  To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

• autopsy

  A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

• biopsy

  The removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

• optometry

  The art and science of vision and eye care.

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