scops owl

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκώψ“a type of small owl”
2. Latin · borrowed fromscops
3. English todayscops owl

From Latin scops, from Ancient Greek σκώψ (skṓps, “a type of small owl”), from σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “to look at”).