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Where does “stereoscope” come from?

Stereoscope comes from Ancient Greek σκοπέω and σκοπός, meaning to look or observe, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-, a root meaning to see or perceive.

stereoscope (English): An instrument used for viewing pairs of...

Definitions

  1. An instrument used for viewing pairs of...

Ancestry of “stereoscope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereoA system of recording or reproducing sound that...
2EnglishstereotypeA conventional, formulaic, and often...
3FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
4Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
5Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “stereoscope”

  • stereo
  • stereogram
  • autostereogram
  • nonstereo
  • stereoscopist
  • stereoizer
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