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
- An instrument used for viewing pairs of...
Ancestry of “stereoscope”, step by step
stereoscope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stereo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereo | A system of recording or reproducing sound that... |
| 2 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 3 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 4 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English scope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scope | The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a... |
| 2 | Italian | scopo | aim, end, goal; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | scopus | a target |
| 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 |