Where does “eidetically” come from?
eidetically (English) comes from English eidetic, 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 — to see, to look, to observe.
eidetically (English): In an eidetic way
Definitions
- In an eidetic way
Ancestry of “eidetically”, step by step
eidetically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eidetic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eidetic | Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability... |
| 2 | German | eidetisch | eidetic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰδητικός | constituting an εἶδος, figurate |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 5 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 6 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ally | To unite, or form a connection between, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | allie | The state of having marital or family relations... |
| 3 | Middle English | allien | To ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry... |
| 4 | Old French | alier | to unite; to join together |
| 5 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 6 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |