Etymology

fluoromicroscopic

Today it means: Relating to fluorescence microscopy, or by means of a fluoromicroscope Full definition →

English microscopic ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  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. Latinmīcroscopium
  16. Italianmicroscopio
  17. Englishmicroscope
  18. Englishmicroscopic
  19. English todayfluoromicroscopic

From fluoro- + microscopic.

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