Where does “especialment” come from?

especialment (Catalan) comes from Catalan especial, from Latin specialis, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

especialment (Catalan): especially

Definitions

  1. especially

Ancestry of “especialment”, step by step

especialment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan especial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespecialspecial
2Latinspecialisspecific
3Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
4Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spekjō →