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Where does “spectrotemporal” come from?

spectrotemporal (English) comes from English spectro-, from English Spectrum, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

spectrotemporal (English): Being a function of both time and frequency or...

Definitions

  1. Being a function of both time and frequency or...

Ancestry of “spectrotemporal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspectro-optical spectra
2EnglishSpectrum—
3Latinspectrumappearance, image; apparition, specter
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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