Etymology

telemicroscope

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Today it means: Any of several optical instruments that combine the functions of a telescope and microscope e.g. projecting a microscope image onto a screen. Full definition →

English microscope ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Latinmīcroscopium
  5. Italianmicroscopio
  6. Englishmicroscope
  7. English todaytelemicroscope

From tele- + microscope.

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