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Where does “fluoroscopist” come from?

fluoroscopist (English) comes from English fluoroscopy, from English -scopy, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

fluoroscopist (English): One who carries out fluoroscopy

Definitions

  1. One who carries out fluoroscopy

Ancestry of “fluoroscopist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfluoroscopyExamination using a fluoroscope
2English-scopyobservation, viewing
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
4Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
5Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
6Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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