Where does “inconspicuity” come from?
inconspicuity (English) comes from English inconspicuous, from Latin inconspicuus, from Latin conspicuus, from Latin cōnspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
inconspicuity (English): The quality of being inconspicuous
Definitions
- The quality of being inconspicuous
Ancestry of “inconspicuity”, step by step
inconspicuity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inconspicuous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inconspicuous | Not prominent nor easily noticeable |
| 2 | Latin | inconspicuus | invisible; inconspicuous, unremarkable |
| 3 | Latin | conspicuus | visible; striking, conspicuous, distinguished,... |
| 4 | Latin | cōnspicere | — |
| 5 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specio | I 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 |