Nêr

caleidoscoop

Mane (Îngilîzî)

kaleidoscope

Werger

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/kaː.lɛi̯.doːˈskoːp/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

Borrowed from English kaleidoscope, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “shape”) (compare -oid) + -scope. Coined 1817, by David Brewster, its inventor. Figurative sense of “constantly changing pattern” attested 1819 by Lord Byron, who had received a kaleidoscope from his publisher.

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