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Where does “macroscopic” come from?

Macroscopic derives from the English suffix -scopic, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω and σκοπός meaning "watcher" or "one who looks," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- meaning "to observe."

macroscopic (English): visible to the unassisted eye; Having an...

Definitions

  1. visible to the unassisted eye; Having an...

Ancestry of “macroscopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-scopicForming adjectives relating to observation or...
2English-icUsed to form adjectives from nouns with the...
3EnglishimageAn optical or other representation of a real...
4Frenchimagepicture, image; frame; first-person singular...
5Portugueseimagemimage; picture; figure; image; image; face
6Spanishimagenimage
7Italianimmagineimage; imago
8Latinimāginem—
9Latinim-Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “macroscopic”

  • macroscopically
  • submacroscopic
  • macroscopicity
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