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Where does “gyrofrequency” come from?

gyrofrequency (English) comes from English gyro, from English gyroscope, from French gyroscope, 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.

gyrofrequency (English): The frequency of the circular motion of a charged...

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  1. The frequency of the circular motion of a charged...

Ancestry of “gyrofrequency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgyroA gyroscope; A gyrocompass; An autogyro
2Englishgyroscopean apparatus composed of a wheel which spins...
3Frenchgyroscopegyroscope
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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