Etymology

videobronchoscope

Today it means: A bronchoscope equipped with a video camera Full definition →

English bronchoscope ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*widéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*widēō
  4. Latinvideō
  5. Englishaudioinflu.
  6. Englishvideo
  7. Englishvideo-
  8. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  9. Englishbroncho-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  13. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Englishbronchoscope
  17. English todayvideobronchoscope

From video- + bronchoscope.

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