| 【scop-, scept-, skept-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "skopein," "skeptesthai," "skepsis," "skeptikos," and "skopos." It carries the basic meaning of "see," "view," "look at," "examine," "observe," and "doubt." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "scop-, scept-, skept-"]
microscope ☆[5206] A microscope is a scientific instrument which makes very small objects look bigger so that more detail can be seen.
sceptical ***[3041] If you are sceptical about something, you have doubts about it.
scope **[4353]
[WORD ROOT]root scope
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] scept, scop, scope, skept
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) skopein, skeptesthai, skepsis, skeptikos, skopos
[MEANING]root see, view, look at, examine, observe, doubt
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Greek】 skeptesthai [from Greek skopein] to reflect, look, view, look out
- 【Greek】 skepsis inquiry, doubt
- 【Greek】 skeptikos [from skeptomai, from skeptesthai, plural Skeptikoi] the Skeptics, followers of Pyrrho; noun use of adjective skeptikos meaning "thoughtful, inquiring, reflective"
- 【Greek】 skopein to look, view, examine
- 【Greek】 skopos [from skeptesthai] target, looking; one that watches, one that looks after; a guardian, protector
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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microscope ☆[5206] noun from microscope 〈 scope
【DEFINITION】 A microscope is a scientific instrument which makes very small objects look bigger so that more detail can be seen.
【pl.】 microscopes
【COMPOSITION】 micro + scope
【ROOTs】 ⑴ micro; small ⑵ scope; see, view
【Etymology】 《Greek skopos》 [from skeptesthai] target, looking; one that watches, one that looks after; a guardian, protector
【DERIVATIVEs】 microscopic, microscopically, microscope
sceptical ★★★[3041] adjective from skeptic 〈 scope
【DEFINITION】 If you are sceptical about something, you have doubts about it.
【SYNONYM】 doubtful, suspicious
【ROOTs】 ⑴ scept(scope); see, view ⑵ ic; noun suffix ⑶ al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin scepticus》 [from Greek skeptikos] the sect of the Skeptics
【DERIVATIVEs】 sceptically, skeptically, sceptical, skeptic
scope ★★[4353] combining form from scope
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 scope; see, view
【Etymology】 《Greek skopos》 [from skeptesthai] target, looking; one that watches, one that looks after; a guardian, protector
Other words containing "scop-, scept-, skept-"; Abroscopus, diascopic, diascopy, endoscope, endoscopic, endoscopy, epidiascope, episcope, episcopic, gastroscopy, horoscope, kaleidoscope, kaleidoscopic, kaleidoscopically, laryngoscope, macroscopic, microscopic, microscopically, panendoscopy, periscope, periscopic, perisscope, sceptic, scepticism, scopophobia, skeptic, snooperscope, spectroscope, stereoscopic, stereoscopy, stethoscope, telescope, telescopic, Telescopium
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
sci
scend-, scand-
sati
salv
sali-, -sili-, salt-, sult-
sal
sad
rump-, rupt-
run
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