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Where does “-scopium” come from?

-scopium (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “-scopium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
2Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
3Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
4Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-scopium”

  • periscópico
  • periscopio
  • anemoscopio
  • laparoscopio
  • broncoscopio
  • giroscopio
  • artroscopio
  • -scopio
  • telescopio
  • spettroscopio
  • baroscopio
  • crioscopio
  • cromoscopio
  • rinoscopio
  • telescopio
  • -scopio
  • clinoscopio
  • elioscopio
  • idroscopio
  • faringoscopio
  • statoscopio
  • termoscopio
  • laparoscopio
  • rettoscopio
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