Where does “termoscopie” come from?
termoscopie (Romanian) comes from Romanian termoscop, from English thermoscope, 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.
termoscopie (Romanian): thermoscopy
Definitions
- thermoscopy
Ancestry of “termoscopie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | termoscop | thermoscope |
| 2 | English | thermoscope | A scientific instrument that measures changes in... |
| 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 |