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English

suffix
Definitions
  • Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek σκοπέω (examine, look at, I look, look to into, inspect, consider, I look at, watch, look for, see, look, contemplate, view, I examine) root from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (look, see).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*speḱ-

Gloss

look, see

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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