Where does “αὔσπιξ” come from?

αὔσπιξ (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin auspex, from Latin avi-spex, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

αὔσπιξ (Ancient Greek): auspex; augur; a Roman diviner

Definitions

  1. auspex; augur; a Roman diviner

Ancestry of “αὔσπιξ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauspexan augur; an officiating priest
2Latinavi-spex—
3Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
4Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →