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Where does “demoscopico” come from?

demoscopico (Italian) comes from Italian demoscopia, from Italian -scopia, from Ancient Greek σκοπιά, 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.

demoscopico (Italian): public opinion polling

Definitions

  1. public opinion polling

Ancestry of “demoscopico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandemoscopiapublic opinion polling
2Italian-scopia-scopy
3Ancient Greekσκοπιά—
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “demoscopico”

  • demoscopicamente
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