myEtymology.com: English etymology of colonoscope

Etymology of the English word colonoscope

the English word colonoscope

using the English suffix -scope

derived from the Latin suffix -scopium

derived from the Greek word skopein

derived from the Latin suffix -scopus

derived from the Greek suffix -skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος

using the English prefix -o-

derived from the English word colon

derived from the Latin word colon

The earliest known usage of colonoscope in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English