Where does “colpomicroscope” come from?
colpomicroscope (English) comes from English microscope, from Italian microscopio, from Latin microscopium, 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.
colpomicroscope (English): A form of microscope, inserted via the vagina, used to examine the cervix in situ; a type of colposcope with high magnification
Definitions
- A form of microscope, inserted via the vagina, used to examine the cervix in situ; a type of colposcope with high magnification
Ancestry of “colpomicroscope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | microscope | An optical instrument used for observing small... |
| 2 | Italian | microscopio | microscope |
| 3 | Latin | microscopium | microscope |
| 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 |