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Where does “cepstral” come from?

cepstral (English) comes from English cepstrum, from English Spectrum, from Latin spectrum, 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.

cepstral (English): Of or relating to cepstra or their analysis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to cepstra or their analysis

Ancestry of “cepstral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcepstrumThe Fourier transform of the logarithm of a...
2EnglishSpectrum—
3Latinspectrumappearance, image; apparition, specter
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
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