Etymology

milliscopic

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Today it means: Of or relating to objects or creatures roughly of size about 1 millimetre Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  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. English todaymilliscopic

From milli- + -scopic.

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