Etymology of the English word retinoscope
the English word
retinoscopederived from the English word
retinaderived from the Latin word
retina (retina)
derived from the Classical Latin word
rete (network; net; net, snare)
derived from the Latin word
retinere (hold back, restrain; uphold)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Medieval Latin word
tenere (hold, keep; comprehend; represent; support)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the English suffix
-scopederived from the Latin suffix
-scopusderived from the Greek suffix
-skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος
Usage
Word found in Modern English
