Etymology of the English word colposcope
the English word
colposcopeusing the English prefix
colpo-derived from the Greek word
kolpos, κόλπος (the bosom; by analogy, a bay)
using the English suffix
-scopederived from the Latin suffix
-scopusderived from the Greek suffix
-skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος
Date
The earliest known usage of colposcope in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
