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
- Of or relating to cepstra or their analysis
Ancestry of “cepstral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cepstrum | The Fourier transform of the logarithm of a... |
| 2 | English | Spectrum | — |
| 3 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |