'abdominoscopy' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'abdomen,' where 'abdo-' meant 'to hide' and '-men' referred to 'a part of the body.' The suffix '-scopy' comes from Greek 'skopein,' meaning 'to look or examine.'

'abdominoscopy' changed from the Latin word 'abdomen' and the Greek word 'skopein' and eventually became the modern English word 'abdominoscopy.'

Initially, it meant 'to examine the abdomen,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.