Where does “auspicate” come from?
auspicate (English) comes from Latin auspicatus, from Latin auspex, from Latin avi-spex, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
auspicate (English): To foreshow; to foretoken; To give a favorable...
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- To foreshow; to foretoken; To give a favorable...
Ancestry of “auspicate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auspicatus | augury; favourable; auspicious |
| 2 | Latin | auspex | an augur; an officiating priest |
| 3 | Latin | avi-spex | — |
| 4 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 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 |