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Where does “scope” come from?

scope (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scope (Middle English): scoop

Definitions

  1. scoop

Ancestry of “scope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscoep—
2Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “scope”

  • scoop
  • scupper
  • scooper
  • scoopful
  • scoopable
  • scooplike
  • airscoop
  • scoopwheel
  • outscoop
  • scoop up
  • scoopless
  • scoop
  • scoop
  • Scoop
  • スクープ
  • scúp
  • scúpchruthach
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