Where does “spectroscopic” come from?
spectroscopic (English) comes from French spectroscopique, from French spectroscopie, from French spectro-, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
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Ancestry of “spectroscopic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | spectroscopique | spectroscopic |
| 2 | French | spectroscopie | spectroscopy |
| 3 | French | spectro- | spectro- |
| 4 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 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 |
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