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Where does “εἰδύλλιον” come from?

εἰδύλλιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

εἰδύλλιον (Ancient Greek): short bucolic poem

Definitions

  1. short bucolic poem

Ancestry of “εἰδύλλιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
2Spanish-scopio-scope
3Latin-scopium—
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “εἰδύλλιον”

  • idyllic
  • idyll
  • idyl
  • idyllically
  • idyllist
  • idyllian
  • unidyllic
  • idylist
  • idylatry
  • idyllium
  • idilio
  • idylle
  • idyllique
  • idílio
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