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Where does “semiloopoid” come from?

semiloopoid (English) comes from English loopoid, from English groupoid, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

semiloopoid (English): A nonassociative generalization of a semigroupoid

Definitions

  1. A nonassociative generalization of a semigroupoid

Ancestry of “semiloopoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloopoidA nonassociative generalization of a groupoid
2EnglishgroupoidA magma: a set with a total binary operation; A...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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