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Where does “scops” come from?

scops (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σκώψ, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “scops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκώψa small owl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “scops”

  • scops owl
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