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- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Latinmīcroscopium
- Italianmicroscopio
- Englishmicroscope
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- English todaymicroscopical
From microscope + -ical. Compare microscopic.
First known use, by meaning
- from 17th c. Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope.
- from 17th c. Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.