Where does “Massenspektrometer” come from?
Massenspektrometer (German) comes from German Spektrometer, from Norwegian Bokmål spektro-, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
Massenspektrometer (German): mass spectrometer
Definitions
- mass spectrometer
Ancestry of “Massenspektrometer”, step by step
Massenspektrometer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spektrometer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spektrometer | spectrometer |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | spektro- | spectro- |
| 3 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |