Etymology

autophonoscope

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Today it means: An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
  12. Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
  13. Englishphono-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  16. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  17. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  18. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  19. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  20. English todayautophonoscope

From auto- + phono- + -scope.

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