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Where does the word "endoscopy" come from? It comes from Greek endon, and was adopted directly into English (1870s).
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Where does the word "endoscopy" come from? It comes from Greek endon, and was adopted directly into English (1870s).
Endoscopy’s story begins in Greek: endon meant “within, inside.” Within, inside, combined with skopein (to view). It reached English by 1870s as endoscopy. Coined for the medical procedure of viewing inside the body. Today, endoscopy means a medical procedure using an instrument to view the inside of the body.
- Stage 1 · Greek · ancient endon "within, inside", within, inside, combined with skopein (to view).
- Stage 2 · English · 1870s endoscopy "a medical procedure for viewing inside the body", coined for the medical procedure of viewing inside the body.