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Where does “necroscopia” come from?

necroscopia (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

necroscopia (Italian): necroscopy

Definitions

  1. necroscopy

Ancestry of “necroscopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-scopia-scopy
2Ancient Greekσκοπιά—
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

Words derived from “necroscopia”

  • necroscopico
  • necroscopicamente
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