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Where does “hyperspectrometer” come from?

hyperspectrometer (English) comes from English spectrometer, from English spectro-, from English Spectrum, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.

hyperspectrometer (English): A device used in hyperspectral imaging

Definitions

  1. A device used in hyperspectral imaging

Ancestry of “hyperspectrometer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspectrometerAn optical instrument for measuring the...
2Englishspectro-optical spectra
3EnglishSpectrum—
4Latinspectrumappearance, image; apparition, specter
5Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
6Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
7Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
8Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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