Where does “scopo” come from?

scopo (Italian) comes from Latin scopus, 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.

scopo (Italian): aim, end, goal; first-person singular present...

Definitions

aim, end, goal; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “scopo”, step by step

scopo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin scopus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	scopus	a target
2	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
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

via Late Latin scopus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	scopus	target; a target

Words derived from “scopo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →