Where does “ophthalmoscopically” come from?
ophthalmoscopically (English) comes from English ophthalmoscopical, from English ophthalmoscope, from English scope, from Italian scopo, from Latin scopus, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
ophthalmoscopically (English): By means of ophthalmoscopy
Definitions
- By means of ophthalmoscopy
Ancestry of “ophthalmoscopically”, step by step
ophthalmoscopically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ophthalmoscopical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ophthalmoscopical | — |
| 2 | English | ophthalmoscope | An instrument for examining the interior of the... |
| 3 | English | scope | The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a... |
| 4 | Italian | scopo | aim, end, goal; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | scopus | a target |
| 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 |