Etymograph

English

videoscopic

Videoscopic 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’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omai‘to look at’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to look at, examine’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέωskopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
  7. Englishtodayvideoscopic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omai‘to look at’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιsképtomai‘to look at, examine’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςskopós‘watcher, lookout’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέωskopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
  7. Englishtodayvideoscopic

A compound of video- + -scopic

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *widēō ‘to see’

Latin videō ‘to see, perceive’

English video

English video-

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, respect, specific, species, despite, perspective, aspect, spectrum, inspector, inspection, spectacular, expectation, speculation, spite, specify, specimen, inspect, spectacle, spice, spectator, speculative, speculate, retrospective, retrospect, specter, conspicuous, expectant, circumspect, specious, speculator, specular, 109 more

through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’

skeptical, 90 more

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 Relating to videoscopy or videoscopes

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / videoscopic