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Where does “kikkerperspectief” come from?

kikkerperspectief (Dutch) comes from Dutch perspectief, from Latin perspectiva ars, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.

kikkerperspectief (Dutch): frog's-eye view

Definitions

  1. frog's-eye view

Ancestry of “kikkerperspectief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchperspectiefperspective
2Latinperspectiva ars—
3Latinperspectīvus—
4Latinperspectusperceived, discerned; well-known
5Latinperspicerepresent active infinitive of perspiciō;...
6Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
7LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
8Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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