myEtymology.com: English etymology of vitascope

Etymology of the English word vitascope

the English word vitascope

derived from the Latin word vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)

derived from the Latin word vivere (be alive, live; survive)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

using the Latin suffix -scope

The earliest known usage of vitascope in English dates from the 19th century.