Where does “specimen” come from?

specimen (Dutch) comes from Latin specimen, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “specimen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	specimen	mark, token, sign, indication; example, pattern,...
2	Latin	speciō	to observe, watch, look at
3	Proto-Italic	spekjō	to observe, to see
4	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
5	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “specimen”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →