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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

  1. In an eidetic way

Ancestry of “eidetically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheideticMarked by or resulting from extraordinary ability...
2Germaneidetischeidetic
3Ancient Greekεἰδητικόςconstituting an εἶδος , figurate
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium—
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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