Where does “spettrometria” come from?
spettrometria (Italian) comes from Italian spettro, from Latin spectrum, 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.
spettrometria (Italian): spectrometry
Definitions
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Ancestry of “spettrometria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spettro | spectre, ghost, phantom; spectre; spectrum |
| 2 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |