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Where does “telescopiform” come from?

telescopiform (English) comes from English telescope, from Latin telescopium, from Italian telescopio, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος, from Ancient Greek τῆλε, from Latin commūnicāre, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

telescopiform (English): Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular...

Definitions

  1. Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular...

Ancestry of “telescopiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelescopeA monocular optical instrument that magnifies...
2Latintelescopiuma telescope
3Italiantelescopiotelescope
4Ancient Greekτηλεσκόποςfar-seeing
5Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
6Latincommūnicāre—
7Latincommūnis—
8Old Latincom(m)oinis—
9Proto-Italickommoinis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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