Where does “specialist” come from?

specialist (Dutch) comes from French spécialiste, from Latin specialis, 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.

specialist (Dutch): specialist

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specialist

Ancestry of “specialist”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	spécialiste	specialist
2	Latin	specialis	specific
3	Latin	speciēs	—
4	Latin	speciō	—
5	Proto-Italic	spekjō	to observe, to see
6	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
7	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

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