Where does “expectancy” come from?
Expectancy derives from Old French expectant, from Latin expectāns, built on the Latin suffix -cia (later -ia), ultimately from Ancient Greek -ία and Proto-Indo-European -h₂.
expectancy (English): Expectation or anticipation; the state of...
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- Expectation or anticipation; the state of...
Ancestry of “expectancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expectant | Marked by expectation; Pregnant; Awaiting the... |
| 2 | Old French | expectant | — |
| 3 | Latin | expectans | Alternative form of exspectans |
| 4 | Latin | expecto | Alternative form of exspectō |
| 5 | Latin | spectō | to watch, observe, look at, consider |
| 6 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |