English
pretelescopic
Pretelescopic 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–presenttelescopic
- Englishtodaypretelescopic
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–presenttelescopic
- Englishtodaypretelescopic
A compound of pre- + telescopic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
spy, suspicion, espionage, skeptic, especial, inconspicuous, espy, 112 more
through Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti ‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’
special, specific, respect, species, despite, perspective, aspect, spectrum, inspector, inspection, spectacular, expectation, speculation, specify, spite, specimen, spice, inspect, spectator, speculative, spectacle, speculate, retrospective, retrospect, conspicuous, expectant, specter, circumspect, specious, speculator, specular, 109 more
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
scope, episcopal, bishopric, 89 more
through Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’
microscope, kaleidoscope, spectroscopic, gyroscope, macroscopic, endoscopic, 83 more
Today it means
adj prior to the invention and use of the telescope
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / pretelescopic