Etymology

electrobioscopy

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Today it means: The detection of life in an animal by studying muscular contractions following the passage of an electric current Full definition →

English bioscopy ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  7. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  8. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  9. Englishbio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  13. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Englishbioscopy
  17. English todayelectrobioscopy

From electro- + bioscopy.

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