Where does “magnascope” come from?

magnascope (English) comes from Latin magna, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

magnascope (English): A large optical instrument used to get a close-up...

Definitions

  1. A large optical instrument used to get a close-up...

Ancestry of “magnascope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnainflection of magnus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂-Every word from Latin magnusEvery word from Latin magna
magnascope — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer