Where does “rabdoscopia” come from?

rabdoscopia (Portuguese) comes from Italian rabdo-, from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος, from Proto-Indo-European urb.

Ancestry of “rabdoscopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrabdo-rhabdo-
2Ancient Greekῥάβδοςrod, wand, stick; magic wand, scepter; shaft of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanurb—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European urb →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥάβδος →Every word from Italian rabdo- →