Where does “endomicroscope” come from?
endomicroscope (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.
endomicroscope (English): A microscope used in endomicroscopy
Definitions
- A microscope used in endomicroscopy
Ancestry of “endomicroscope”, step by step
endomicroscope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English microscope
| 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 |