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Where does “calliope” come from?

calliope (English) comes from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη, from Ancient Greek κᾰλλῐ-, from Ancient Greek καλός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.

calliope (English): A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles...

Definitions

  1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles...

Ancestry of “calliope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαλλιόπηCalliope, the muse of eloquence and epic poetry
2Ancient Greekκᾰλλῐ-beautiful
3Ancient Greekκαλόςbeautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,...
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “calliope”

  • calliopist
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