Etymology of the English word stauroscope
the English word stauroscope
derived from the Late Greek word stauros, σταυρός (a stake or post (as set upright); (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death; self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-
using the Greek suffix -skopos, -σκοπος, -σκόπος
