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a target

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈskɔ.pʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈskɔː.pus]
  1. a target

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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. Latin scopus Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai (“to look at”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep-ye-, from a metathesis of *speḱ-. Cognate to Latin speciō (“to see”).

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