English
macroscopicity
Macroscopicity 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’
- English1500–presentmacroscopic
- Englishearliest quotation 2014macroscopicity
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’
- English1500–presentmacroscopic
- Englishearliest quotation 2014macroscopicity
Earliest quotation: 2014, Gregg Jaeger, What in the (quantum) world is macroscopic?: “...it appears to be a small step from (1)…”
A compound of macroscopic + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
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Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ‘to look at’
Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’
Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’
English macroscopic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
spy, suspicion, espionage, skeptic, especial, inconspicuous, espy, 113 more
through Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti ‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’
special, respect, specific, despite, species, perspective, aspect, spectrum, inspector, inspection, expectation, speculation, spectacular, spite, spice, specify, inspect, specimen, spectator, speculative, spectacle, speculate, retrospective, specter, retrospect, conspicuous, expectant, speculator, circumspect, specious, specular, 110 more
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
scope, episcopal, bishopric, 90 more
through Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’
microscope, kaleidoscope, spectroscopic, endoscopic, gyroscope, 84 more
Today it means
noun The quality or state of being macroscopic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / macroscopicity