Where does “skeptisch” come from?
skeptisch (German) comes from Latin scepticus, from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
skeptisch (German): skeptical, sceptical
Ancestry of “skeptisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | scepticus | The sect of skeptics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σκεπτικός | thoughtful, inquiring; a sceptic, a member of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “skeptisch”