English
engiscope
Engiscope comes from Ancient Greek ἐγγύς ‘near’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐγγύς‘near’
- Englishtodayengiscope
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐγγύς‘near’
- Englishtodayengiscope
Formed from ἐγγύς ‘near’ + -scope
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐγγύς
Today it means
noun A kind of reflecting microscope, invented around 1830.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐγγύς / engiscope