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Where does “-scopio” come from?

-scopio (Spanish) comes from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

-scopio (Spanish): -scope

Definitions

  1. -scope

Ancestry of “-scopio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-scopium—
2Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
3Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
4Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
5Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-scopio”

  • artroscopio
  • anemoscopio
  • periscópico
  • periscopio
  • laparoscopio
  • broncoscopio
  • giroscopio
  • telescopio
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