Where does “dioptra” come from?

dioptra (Spanish) comes from Latin dioptra, from Ancient Greek διοπτρα — to see through.

dioptra (Spanish): a type of alidade

Definitions

  1. a type of alidade

Ancestry of “dioptra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindioptra—
2Ancient Greekδιοπτραto see through
Every word from Ancient Greek διοπτρα →Every word from Latin dioptra →
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