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Where does “vectorscope” come from?

vectorscope (English) comes from English scope, from Italian scopo, from Latin scopus, 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.

vectorscope (English): A special oscilloscope that displays an X-Y plot...

Definitions

  1. A special oscilloscope that displays an X-Y plot...

Ancestry of “vectorscope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscopeThe breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a...
2Italianscopoaim, end, goal; first-person singular present...
3Latinscopusa target
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
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