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Where does “σκέπτομαι” come from?

σκέπτομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

σκέπτομαι (Ancient Greek): I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think

Definitions

  1. I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think

Ancestry of “σκέπτομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “σκέπτομαι”

  • scope
  • bishop
  • superintendent
  • microscope
  • telescope
  • skeptical
  • hepatic
  • microscopic
  • skepticism
  • microscopy
  • archbishop
  • spectroscopy
  • scepticism
  • stereo
  • episcopal
  • endoscopic
  • macroscopic
  • laparoscopic
  • skeptic
  • endoscopy
  • horoscope
  • episcopate
  • episcopacy
  • telescopic
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