Where does “aspians” come from?
aspians (Cornish) comes from Cornish aspia, 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.
aspians (Cornish): espionage, observation, surveillance
Definitions
- espionage, observation, surveillance
Ancestry of “aspians”, step by step
aspians traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish aspia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | aspia | to observe, scout |
| 2 | Middle English | espien | to espy |
| 3 | Old French | espier | to watch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | spiare | present active infinitive of *spiō |
| 5 | Frankish | spehōn | to spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |