Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coloscopy

/kəˈlɒskəpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coloscopy
IPA
/kəˈlɒskəpi/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- 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) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English coloscopy From colo- + -scopy.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce coloscopy?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɒskəpi/.
What does coloscopy mean?
colonoscopy
Where does coloscopy come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- 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) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English coloscopy From colo- + -scopy.

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