Where does “speculant” come from?

speculant (Dutch) comes from Dutch speculeren, from Old French speculer, from Latin speculārī.

speculant (Dutch): speculator

Definitions

  1. speculator

Ancestry of “speculant”, step by step

speculant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch speculeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspeculerento imagine, to guess
2Old Frenchspeculer—
3Latinspeculārī—

via German Spekulant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpekulantspeculator one who makes risky investments

Words derived from “speculant”

Every word from Latin speculārī →Every word from Old French speculer →Every word from Dutch speculeren →