Where does “auspicing” come from?
auspicing (English) comes from English auspice, from Latin auspicium, 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.
auspicing (English): administration of a grant by one group on behalf...
Definitions
- administration of a grant by one group on behalf...
Ancestry of “auspicing”, step by step
auspicing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English auspice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | auspice | Patronage or protection; An omen or a sign;... |
| 2 | Latin | auspicium | divination, augury; auspices; sign, indication |
| 3 | Latin | auspex | an augur; an officiating priest |
| 4 | Latin | avi-spex | — |
| 5 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |