Where does “spektroskopia” come from?
spektroskopia (Polish) comes from Polish spektro-, from Latin spectrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “spektroskopia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | spektro- | spectro |
| 2 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 3 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |