Where does “intimascope” come from?
intimascope (English) comes from English intima, from Latin intima, from Latin intimus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intimascope (English): A device used to measure the thickness of the intima of blood vessels
Definitions
- A device used to measure the thickness of the intima of blood vessels
Ancestry of “intimascope”, step by step
intimascope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intima | The innermost part of an anatomical structure,... |
| 2 | Latin | intima | nominative feminine singular of intimus;... |
| 3 | Latin | intimus | inmost; profound; most or very secret or intimate |
| 4 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English scope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scope | The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a... |
| 2 | Italian | scopo | aim, end, goal; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | scopus | a target |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |