scopus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a target
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοπός (watcher, lookout, guardian, aim, target) derived from Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai (look at) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep-ye-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sḱep-ye-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- horoscope English
- scope English
- aspicio Latin
- circumspicio Latin
- conspicio Latin
- conspicor Latin
- despicio Latin
- dispicio Latin
- inspicio Latin
- perspicio Latin
- prospicio Latin
- respicio Latin
- specimen Latin
- speciō Latin
- speculum Latin
- suspicio Latin
- multiscopo Italian
- scopo Italian
- σκέπτομαι Ancient Greek
- σκοπέω Ancient Greek
- σκοπός Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσκοπος Ancient Greek
- *skep-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *sḱep-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- σκοπός Greek (modern)
- Shkup Albanian
- *sképťomai Proto-Hellenic