Etymology

heautoscopy

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Today it means: A hallucination in which one sees one's own body from a distance. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑαυτοῦ
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἑαυτοῦ“itself”
  2. English todayheautoscopy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, “itself”) + -scopy.

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