Etymology

quickscope

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Today it means: A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in. Full definition →

English scope ← Italian scopo ← Late Latin scopus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  3. Proto-Germanic*kwikwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kwiku
  5. Old Englishcwic
  6. Middle Englishquyk
  7. Englishquick
  8. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  10. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  11. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  13. Late Latinscopus
  14. Italianscopo
  15. Englishscope
  16. English todayquickscope

From quick + scope.

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