Etymology

photomicroscopically

Today it means: By means of photomicroscopy. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English photomicroscopic
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  13. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Latinmīcroscopium
  17. Italianmicroscopio
  18. Englishmicroscope
  19. Englishmicroscopic
  20. Englishphotomicroscopic
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  24. Proto-Germanic*līką
  25. English todayphotomicroscopically

From photomicroscopic + -ally.

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