σκοπεῖν
skopeîn
“to look at, examine”
15 words in English grow from this root.
Arthroscopy
Medicineἄρθρονárthron
“joint viewing”
Bronchoscope
Medicineβρόγχοςbrónchos
“windpipe viewer”
Colonoscopy
Medicineκόλονkólon
“looking at the colon”
Endoscope
Medicineἔνδονéndon
“inside looker”
Endoscopy
Medicineἔνδονéndon
“looking inside”
Hygroscopic
Scienceὑγρόςhygrós
“moisture-watching”
Kaleidoscope
Everydayκαλόςkalós
“beautiful-form viewer”
Laparoscopy
Medicineλαπάραlapára
“flank viewing”
Microscope
Scienceμικρόςmikrós
“looker at small things”
Ophthalmoscope
Medicineὀφθαλμόςophthalmós
“eye-looker”
Otoscope
Medicineοὖςoûs
“ear-looker”
Periscope
Scienceπερίperí
“looking around”
Stereoscope
Scienceστερεόςstereós
“solid-viewer”
Stethoscope
Medicineστῆθοςstêthos
“chest-viewer”
Telescope
Scienceτῆλεtēle
“far-looker”