Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “supermicroscopy” come from?

supermicroscopy (English) comes from English microscopy, from English -scopy, 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.

supermicroscopy (English): Very powerful microscopy, such as atomic force...

Definitions

  1. Very powerful microscopy, such as atomic force...

Ancestry of “supermicroscopy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroscopyThe study of microscopes, their design and...
2English-scopyobservation, viewing
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
4Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
5Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
6Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →