Where does “espieta” come from?

espieta (Catalan) comes from Catalan espiar, from Vulgar Latin spiare, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espieta (Catalan): spy; informant, snitch, tattler

Definitions

  1. spy; informant, snitch, tattler

Ancestry of “espieta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespiarto spy
2Vulgar Latinspiarepresent active infinitive of *spiō
3Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
4Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →