Where does “spectromicroscopic” come from?
spectromicroscopic (English) comes from English microscopic, from English microscope, from Italian microscopio, from Latin microscopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
spectromicroscopic (English): Relating to spectromicroscopy
Definitions
- Relating to spectromicroscopy
Ancestry of “spectromicroscopic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | microscopic | Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy;... |
| 2 | English | microscope | An optical instrument used for observing small... |
| 3 | Italian | microscopio | microscope |
| 4 | Latin | microscopium | microscope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 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 |