Etymology

semimacroscopic

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Today it means: Smaller than macroscopic, but larger than microscopic Full definition →

English macroscopic ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  7. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  8. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  9. Frenchmacro-
  10. Englishmacro-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  14. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  16. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  17. Englishmacroscopic
  18. English todaysemimacroscopic

From semi- + macroscopic.

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