English
skopos
Skopos comes from Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’, from σκέπτομαι ‘to observe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to observe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’root of σκέπτομαι
- Englishearliest quotation 1995skopos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skep-ye-reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to observe’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’root of σκέπτομαι
- Englishearliest quotation 1995skopos
Earliest quotation: 1995, Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator: “The topic of the novel is the typical way…”
Linked words
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to observe’
skeptical, microscope, kaleidoscope, gyroscope, 90 more
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
scope, episcopal, spectroscopic, bishopric, macroscopic, endoscopic, 92 more
Today it means
noun The function of a written or spoken text, especially in the context of translating and interpreting.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skep-ye- / skopos