Etymology

dermoscopically

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Today it means: By means of dermoscopy Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dermoscopic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*der-
  2. Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
  3. Ancient Greekδέρμᾰ (dérmă)
  4. Englishdermo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  8. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  11. Englishdermoscopic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todaydermoscopically

From dermoscopic + -ally.

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