Etymology

endomicroscopic

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Today it means: Relating to endomicroscopy. Full definition →

English microscopic ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  10. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  13. Latinmīcroscopium
  14. Italianmicroscopio
  15. Englishmicroscope
  16. Englishmicroscopic
  17. English todayendomicroscopic

From endo- + microscopic.

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