scóp
Irish (Donegal)
/sˠkoːpˠ/, /sˠkɔːpˠ/
noun
Definitions
- scope breadth, depth or reach of a subject
Etymology
Borrowed from English scope (viewing instrument) derived from Italian scopo (purpose) derived from Latin scopus (target) derived from Ancient Greek σκοπός (watcher, lookout, guardian, aim, target).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκοπός
Gloss
watcher, lookout, guardian, aim, target
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aquascope English
- bathyscope English
- cystoscope English
- descope English
- horoscope English
- phleboscope English
- polyscope English
- quickscope English
- rescope English
- riflescope English
- scopal English
- scope English
- scopeless English
- scoper English
- scopey English
- scopie English
- scoping English
- scopy English
- sniperscope English
- snooperscope English
- subscope English
- superscope English
- zoogyroscope English
- zoopraxiscope English
- scopus Latin
- multiscopo Italian
- scopo Italian
- σκοπέω Ancient Greek
- σκοπός Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσκοπος Ancient Greek
- *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- σκοπός Greek (modern)
- skop Indonesian
- skopo Ido
- Shkup Albanian
- *sképťomai Proto-Hellenic