Where does “aspia” come from?

aspia (Cornish) comes from Middle English espien, from Old French espier, from Vulgar Latin spiare, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

aspia (Cornish): to observe, scout

Definitions

  1. to observe, scout

Ancestry of “aspia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishespiento espy
2Old Frenchespierto watch
3Vulgar Latinspiarepresent active infinitive of *spiō
4Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
5Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “aspia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →