Where does “macrostereoscopic” come from?
macrostereoscopic (English) comes from English stereoscopic, from French stéréoscopique, from French stéréoscopie, from French -scopie, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
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Ancestry of “macrostereoscopic”, step by step
macrostereoscopic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stereoscopic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereoscopic | Of or relating to stereoscopy; three-dimensional;... |
| 2 | French | stéréoscopique | stereoscopic |
| 3 | French | stéréoscopie | stereoscopy |
| 4 | French | -scopie | -scopy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English macro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 2 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 3 | French | macro- | macro |
| 4 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |