Where does “telescoping” come from?

Telescoping derives from English telescope, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω and σκοπός meaning to look or watcher, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- meaning to observe.

telescoping (English): present participle of telescope; The act of...

Definitions

present participle of telescope; The act of...

Ancestry of “telescoping”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	telescope	A monocular optical instrument that magnifies...
2	Latin	telescopium	a telescope
3	Italian	telescopio	telescope
4	Ancient Greek	τηλεσκόπος	far-seeing
5	Ancient Greek	τῆλε	far off, afar, far away
6	Latin	commūnicāre	—
7	Latin	commūnis	—
8	Old Latin	com(m)oinis	—
9	Proto-Italic	kommoinis	—
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱom-moy-ni-	held in common
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13	Middle English	kyt	—
14	German	kitt	—
15	Old High German	kuti	—
16	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
17	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
18	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “telescoping”

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