Where does “inexpectancy” come from?
inexpectancy (English) comes from English expectancy, from English expectant, from Old French expectant, from Latin expectans, from Latin expecto, from Latin spectō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
inexpectancy (English): The lack of expectancy
Definitions
- The lack of expectancy
Ancestry of “inexpectancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expectancy | Expectation or anticipation; the state of... |
| 2 | English | expectant | Marked by expectation; Pregnant; Awaiting the... |
| 3 | Old French | expectant | — |
| 4 | Latin | expectans | Alternative form of exspectans |
| 5 | Latin | expecto | Alternative form of exspectō |
| 6 | Latin | spectō | to watch, observe, look at, consider |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |