Etymology

cystoscope

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Today it means: A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder. Full definition →

English scope ← Italian scopo ← Late Latin scopus
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The story

  1. Englishcysto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  5. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  6. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  7. Late Latinscopus
  8. Italianscopo
  9. Englishscope
  10. English todaycystoscope

From cysto- + scope.

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