Where does “spinthariscopic” come from?
spinthariscopic (English) comes from English spinthariscope, from English -scope, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spinthariscopic (English): Of or relating to the spinthariscope
Definitions
- Of or relating to the spinthariscope
Ancestry of “spinthariscopic”, step by step
spinthariscopic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spinthariscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spinthariscope | An early device for observing individual nuclear... |
| 2 | English | -scope | Used to make terms denoting an instrument used... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |