Etymology

stereomicroscope

Today it means: a microscope with two eyepieces, used for observing stereoscopic images Full definition →

English microscope ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  10. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  11. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  12. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  13. Latinmīcroscopium
  14. Italianmicroscopio
  15. Englishmicroscope
  16. English todaystereomicroscope

From stereo- + microscope.

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