Where does “σκέψις” come from?

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

σκέψις (Ancient Greek): viewing, sensory perception, observation;...

Definitions

  1. viewing, sensory perception, observation;...

Ancestry of “σκέψις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
2Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “σκέψις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →
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