scopus
Pronunciation: [ˈskɔ.pʊs]
“scopus” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- a target
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós), from Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai (“to look at”), from Proto-Indo-European *sḱep-ye-, from a metathesis of *speḱ-. Cognate to Latin speciō (“to see”).
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