Where does “Kaleidoskop” come from?
Kaleidoskop (German) comes from English kaleidoscope, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
Kaleidoskop (German): kaleidoscope
Definitions
- kaleidoscope
Ancestry of “Kaleidoskop”, step by step
Kaleidoskop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kaleidoscope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kaleidoscope | A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 3 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 4 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 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 Ancient Greek καλός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | καλός | beautiful, lovely; good, quality, useful; good,... |