Where does “pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi” come from?
pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi, from Finnish elektronimikroskooppi, from Finnish mikroskooppi, from Finnish -skooppi, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi (Finnish): scanning transmission electron microscope
Definitions
- scanning transmission electron microscope
Ancestry of “pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi”, step by step
pyyhkäisy-läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpivalaisuelektronimikroskooppi | transmission electron microscope |
| 2 | Finnish | elektronimikroskooppi | electron microscope |
| 3 | Finnish | mikroskooppi | microscope |
| 4 | Finnish | -skooppi | -scope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Finnish pyyhkäisy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyyhkäisy | (quick) wipe |
| 2 | Finnish | pyyhkäistä | to wipe or sweep quickly; to swipe, whisk, flick |
| 3 | Finnish | pyyhkiä | to wipe; to sweep; to erase |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pühkidäk | to wipe; to sweep |