-scopy

/-skəpi/

suffix

observation, viewing

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. observation, viewing

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  4. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  5. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  6. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  7. English-scopy

From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to see”).

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Translations

Catalan -scòpia
  • -scòpiaobservation, viewing
Dutch -scopie
  • -scopieobservation, viewing
Finnish -skopia
  • -skopiaobservation, viewing
French -scopie
  • -scopieobservation, viewing
German -skopie
  • -skopieobservation, viewing
Greek -σκοπια
  • -σκοπια (-skopia)observation, viewing
Irish -scópacht
  • -scópachtobservation, viewing
Italian -scopia
  • -scopiaobservation, viewing
Polish -skopia
  • -skopiaobservation, viewing
Portuguese -scopia
  • -scopiaobservation, viewing
Romanian -scopie
  • -scopieobservation, viewing
Spanish -scopia, -scopía
  • -scopiaobservation, viewing
  • -scopíaobservation, viewing
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Chicago

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