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scopeEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)bor. Late Latin scopusder. Italian scopoder. English scope From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗scopeEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)bor. Late Latin scopusder. Italian scopoder. English scope From Italian scopo (“purpose”), from Latin scopus (“target”), from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. Etymologically related to skeptic and spectrum.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗scopeEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂p- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *skoh₂péh₂ Proto-Italic *skōpā Latin scopader. English scope Derived from Latin scopa.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- ScopeEnglish · e-38700-798
Scope, skōp, n. that which one sees, space as far as one can see: room or opportunity for free outlook: space for action: the end before the mind: intention: length of cable at which a vessel rides at liberty: a target.—
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Scope, skōp, n. (obs.) a bundle, as of twigs. [L. scopa, twigs.]
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Is the grass called chess part of the game family?
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Does folio 152r prove the earliest use of frēond?
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