Etymology

mutoscope

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Today it means: An early motion-picture device, involving viewing a series of photographs taken in quick succession giving the illusion of movement, seen by one person at a time through a peephole. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Latin mutare
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommutare“to change”
  2. English todaymutoscope

Originally a trademark, from Latin mutare (“to change”), and -scope.

Words from the same roots

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First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. An early motion-picture device, involving viewing a series of photographs taken in quick succession giving the illusion of movement, seen by one person at a time through a peephole.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.