Etymology

arthroscopically

Today it means: By means of arthroscopy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English arthroscopic
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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. Englisharthroscopic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todayarthroscopically

From arthroscopic + -ally.

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