Where does “orthostereoscopic” come from?

orthostereoscopic (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.

orthostereoscopic (English): That produces a three-dimensional image free from distortion

Definitions

  1. That produces a three-dimensional image free from distortion

Ancestry of “orthostereoscopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereoscopicOf or relating to stereoscopy; three-dimensional;...
2Frenchstéréoscopiquestereoscopic
3Frenchstéréoscopiestereoscopy
4French-scopie-scopy
5Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
6Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
7Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
8Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai
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