English
autophonoscope
Autophonoscope comes from Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’, from σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-1‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti1‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omai1‘to look at’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαι1sképtomai‘to look at, examine’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκοπός1skopós‘watcher, lookout’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέω1skopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
- Englishtodayautophonoscope1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English autophonoscope
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-Wiktionary, English autophonoscope‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyetiWiktionary, English autophonoscope‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*sképt͏̌omaiWiktionary, English autophonoscope‘to look at’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκέπτομαιWiktionary, English autophonoscopesképtomai‘to look at, examine’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκοπόςWiktionary, English autophonoscopeskopós‘watcher, lookout’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσκοπέωWiktionary, English autophonoscopeskopéō‘to look, look at, behold’
- EnglishtodayautophonoscopeWiktionary, English autophonoscope
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
spy, suspicion, espionage, skeptic, especial, inconspicuous, espy, 112 more
through Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti ‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’
special, despite, specific, respect, species, perspective, aspect, spectrum, spite, inspector, spectacular, spice, inspection, expectation, speculation, specify, specimen, inspect, spectacle, speculative, speculate, retrospective, spectator, conspicuous, retrospect, specter, expectant, circumspect, specious, speculator, specular, 109 more
through Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι ‘to look at, examine’
through Ancient Greek σκοπός ‘watcher, lookout’
through Ancient Greek σκοπέω ‘to look, look at, behold’
microscope, kaleidoscope, spectroscopic, macroscopic, endoscopic, gyroscope, 83 more
Today it means
noun An instrument for studying the human voice, having a lamp, a mirror, and a tube that is introduced into a person's mouth. The inner workings of the mouth can then be viewed while speaking etc.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “autophonoscope”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / autophonoscope