Etymology

arthroscopic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to arthroscopy. Full definition →

English arthroscopy ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́ρθρον (ắrthron)
  3. Englisharthro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  7. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  10. Englisharthroscopy
  11. English todayarthroscopic

From arthroscopy + -ic.

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