Where does “imperspicuity” come from?
imperspicuity (English) comes from English perspicuity, from Classical Latin perspicuitās, from Latin perspicuus, from Latin perspiciō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
imperspicuity (English): vagueness; lack of clarity
Definitions
- vagueness; lack of clarity
Ancestry of “imperspicuity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perspicuity | Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the... |
| 2 | Classical Latin | perspicuitās | — |
| 3 | Latin | perspicuus | transparent, clear; evident, manifest,... |
| 4 | Latin | perspiciō | to see through something |
| 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 |