Where does “spectrohelioscope” come from?
spectrohelioscope (English) comes from English helioscope, from English helio, from English heliotrope, from French héliotrope, from Latin heliotropium, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
spectrohelioscope (English): An instrument used for observing solar radiation
Definitions
- An instrument used for observing solar radiation
Ancestry of “spectrohelioscope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | helioscope | An apparatus for viewing the sun without harming... |
| 2 | English | helio | A heliotrope |
| 3 | English | heliotrope | A plant that turns so that it faces the sun; A... |
| 4 | French | héliotrope | heliotrope |
| 5 | Latin | heliotropium | heliotrope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἡλιοτρόπιον | heliotrope; sundial, solar clock; bloodstone, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |