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Where does “-skooppi” come from?

-skooppi (Finnish) comes 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.

-skooppi (Finnish): -scope

Definitions

  1. -scope

Ancestry of “-skooppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
2Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
3Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
4Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-skooppi”

  • spektroskooppi
  • peiliteleskooppi
  • teleskooppi
  • amnioskooppi
  • stereomikroskooppi
  • mikroskooppi
  • oskilloskooppi
  • läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi
  • elektronimikroskooppi
  • oftalmoskooppi
  • radioteleskooppi
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