Etymology

scopophile

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Today it means: One who is subject to scopophilia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  4. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  5. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  8. Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
  9. English todayscopophile

From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + English -phile.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.