Where does “širokospektrý” come from?
širokospektrý (Czech) comes from Czech spektrum, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
širokospektrý (Czech): broad-spectrum
Definitions
- broad-spectrum
Ancestry of “širokospektrý”, step by step
širokospektrý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech spektrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | spektrum | spectrum |
| 2 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |