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Where does “cœlioscopique” come from?

cœlioscopique (French) comes from French cœlioscopie, from French -scopie, 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.

cœlioscopique (French): Celioscopic; coelioscopic; cœlioscopic

Definitions

  1. Celioscopic; coelioscopic; cœlioscopic

Ancestry of “cœlioscopique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcœlioscopieCelioscopy; coelioscopy; cœlioscopy
2French-scopie-scopy
3Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
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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