Etymology

videocolonoscope

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

English colonoscope ← 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. Englishcolono-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  12. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  13. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  15. Englishcolonoscope
  16. English todayvideocolonoscope

From video- + colonoscope.

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