Where does “rhinolaryngoscope” come from?
rhinolaryngoscope (English) comes from English laryngoscope, from English -scope, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
rhinolaryngoscope (English): A form of laryngoscope that can also view the passages of the nose
Definitions
- A form of laryngoscope that can also view the passages of the nose
Ancestry of “rhinolaryngoscope”, step by step
rhinolaryngoscope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English laryngoscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laryngoscope | An endoscope used for viewing the interior of the... |
| 2 | English | -scope | Used to make terms denoting an instrument used... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English rhino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhino | A rhinoceros; money |
| 2 | English | rhinoceros | Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms... |
| 3 | Latin | rhīnocerōs | A rhinoceros |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ῥινόκερως | rhinoceros |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέρας | horn; horn as a material, or anything made of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kérats | — |