Where does “subespècie” come from?

subespècie (Catalan) comes from Catalan espècie, 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.

subespècie (Catalan): subspecies

Definitions

  1. subspecies

Ancestry of “subespècie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanespèciemental image; species; specie
2Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spekjō →