Etymology

mesoscopic

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Today it means: On a scale between microscopic and macroscopic Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  11. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  13. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  14. English todaymesoscopic

From meso- + -scopic.

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