Etymology

gyroscopic

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Today it means: Pertaining to, by means of, or in the manner of a gyroscope. Full definition →

English gyroscope ← French gyroscope ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gew-
  2. Ancient Greekγῦρος (gûros)
  3. Frenchgyro-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  7. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  10. Frenchgyroscope
  11. Englishgyroscope
  12. English todaygyroscopic

From gyroscope + -ic.

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