Where does “loopoid” come from?
loopoid (English) comes from English groupoid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω — to see, to look, to observe.
loopoid (English): A nonassociative generalization of a groupoid
Definitions
- A nonassociative generalization of a groupoid
Ancestry of “loopoid”, step by step
loopoid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English groupoid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groupoid | A magma: a set with a total binary operation; A... |
| 2 | English | -oid | Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having... |
| 3 | Latin | -oides | -like, -form |
| 4 | Greek | -ο | ending for accusative singular forms (eg δρόμος, ψήφος); and some vocative singular forms |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 6 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 7 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English loop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loop | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled... |
| 2 | Middle English | loupe | opening in a wall; noose, loop |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlaup | leap, jump; a run", "literally," "a leap |
| 4 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |