Where does “multispectrally” come from?
multispectrally (English) comes from English spectrally, from English spectral, from English spectre, from French spectre, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
multispectrally (English): In a multispectral manner
Definitions
- In a multispectral manner
Ancestry of “multispectrally”, step by step
multispectrally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spectrally
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spectrally | In a spectral manner; like a ghost; In terms of a... |
| 2 | English | spectral | Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly; Of, or... |
| 3 | English | spectre | Britain standard spelling of specter |
| 4 | French | spectre | ghost, specter; spectrum |
| 5 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English multi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | multi | A multituberculate; Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
| 2 | English | multituberculate | Having molars with multiple rows of cusps; Any of... |
| 3 | English | tuberculate | Having tubercles; Tubercular |
| 4 | Latin | tuberculatus | warty, tuberculate |
| 5 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 6 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |