focus
Pronunciation: [ˈfɔ.kʊs]
“focus” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Usually connected with Old Armenian բոց (bocʻ, “flame”). * Some connect it along with faciēs, facētus, fax to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”); if so, cognate at the root level with Sanskrit भाति॑ (bhā́ti), Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine”), etc. * Matasović, and Hamp before him, opt to derive from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Matasović…
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