Where does “expectant” come from?
Expectant comes from Old French expectant, from Latin expectans, the present participle of expecto, meaning to await or look out for.
expectant (English): Marked by expectation; Pregnant; Awaiting the...
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- Marked by expectation; Pregnant; Awaiting the...
Ancestry of “expectant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | expectant | — |
| 2 | Latin | expectans | Alternative form of exspectans |
| 3 | Latin | expecto | Alternative form of exspectō |
| 4 | Latin | spectō | to watch, observe, look at, consider |
| 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 |