Etymology

megalethoscope

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Today it means: An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects. Full definition →

English alethoscope ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*né
  6. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  9. Ancient Greek*λῆθος (*lêthos)
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ληθής (ălēthḗs)
  11. Ancient Greekἀλήθεια (alḗtheia)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  15. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  16. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  17. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  18. Englishalethoscope
  19. English todaymegalethoscope

From mega- + alethoscope.

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