Where does “ultramicroscopically” come from?
ultramicroscopically (English) comes from English ultramicroscopic, from English microscopic, from English microscope, from Italian microscopio, from Latin microscopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.
ultramicroscopically (English): By means of, or in terms of, ultramicroscopy
Definitions
- By means of, or in terms of, ultramicroscopy
Ancestry of “ultramicroscopically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ultramicroscopic | Too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope;... |
| 2 | English | microscopic | Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy;... |
| 3 | English | microscope | An optical instrument used for observing small... |
| 4 | Italian | microscopio | microscope |
| 5 | Latin | microscopium | microscope |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |