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
- frog's-eye view
Ancestry of “kikkerperspectief”, step by step
kikkerperspectief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch perspectief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | perspectief | perspective |
| 2 | Latin | perspectiva ars | — |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |