Etymology

radiotelescopic

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Today it means: Relating to radiotelescopy. Full definition →

English telescopic ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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The story

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  5. Englishtele-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  9. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  12. Englishtelescopic
  13. English todayradiotelescopic

From radio- + telescopic.

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