Etymology

submacroscopic

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Today it means: At a scale smaller than macroscopic. Full definition →

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

From sub- + macroscopic.

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