Etymology

cryomacroscopic

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Today it means: Relating to cryomacroscopy Full definition →

English macroscopic ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  5. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  6. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  7. Frenchmacro-
  8. Englishmacro-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  12. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  13. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  15. Englishmacroscopic
  16. English todaycryomacroscopic

From cryo- + macroscopic.

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