Where does “mikroskopový” come from?
mikroskopový (Slovak) comes from Slovak mikroskop, from Greek μικροσκόπιο, from French microscope, from French -scope, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.
mikroskopový (Slovak): microscope
Definitions
- microscope
Ancestry of “mikroskopový”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | mikroskop | microscope |
| 2 | Greek | μικροσκόπιο | microscope |
| 3 | French | microscope | microscope |
| 4 | French | -scope | scope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 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 |