Etymology

megascopically

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Today it means: In a megascopic manner. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English megascopic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  8. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  11. Englishmegascopic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  15. Proto-Germanic*līką
  16. English todaymegascopically

From megascopic + -ally.

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