Where does “eidetic” come from?
eidetic (English) comes from German eidetisch, from Ancient Greek εἰδητικός, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
eidetic (English): Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability...
Definitions
- Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability...
Ancestry of “eidetic”, step by step
eidetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German eidetisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eidetisch | eidetic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἰδητικός | constituting an εἶδος, figurate |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 4 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 5 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via French eidétique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | eidétique | eidetic |