Where does “laringostroboscop” come from?
laringostroboscop (Romanian) comes from English laryngostroboscope, from English stroboscope, from English scope, from Italian scopo, from Latin scopus, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
laringostroboscop (Romanian): laryngostroboscope
Definitions
- laryngostroboscope
Ancestry of “laringostroboscop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laryngostroboscope | An instrument used to observe the vibration of... |
| 2 | English | stroboscope | Instrument for studying or observing periodic... |
| 3 | English | scope | The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a... |
| 4 | Italian | scopo | aim, end, goal; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | scopus | a target |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |