English
astroscope
Astroscope comes from Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’, from σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omai‘to look at’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to look at, examine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέωskopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
- Englishearliest quotation 1823astroscope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omai‘to look at’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to look at, examine’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέωskopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
- Englishearliest quotation 1823astroscope
Earliest quotation: 1823, Encyclopaedia Britannica: “The astroscope is the invention of Willliam Shuckhard, formerly…”
A compound of astro- + -scope
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
Proto-Hellenic *astḗr ‘star’
Ancient Greek ἀστήρ ‘star’
Ancient Greek ἄστρον ‘celestial body’
English astro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
spy, suspicion, espionage, skeptic, inconspicuous, especial, espy, 113 more
through Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti ‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’
special, despite, specific, respect, species, perspective, inspector, aspect, spite, inspection, spectrum, spice, spectacular, expectation, speculation, specify, specimen, inspect, spectacle, speculative, spectator, speculate, conspicuous, retrospective, specter, expectant, retrospect, circumspect, specious, speculator, specular, 110 more
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
through Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’
microscope, kaleidoscope, endoscopic, macroscopic, spectroscopic, gyroscope, 83 more
Today it means
noun An old astronomical instrument formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / astroscope