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Microscope

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means an instrument used to view objects too small for the naked eye
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Stage 1 of 2
mikros
Greek · ancient
"small"
small, combined with skopein (to view) for viewing tiny things
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Stage 2 of 2
microscope
English · 1650s
"an instrument for viewing tiny objects"
coined for the new instrument revealing the invisibly small
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