Where does “introspective” come from?

introspective (English) comes from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

introspective (English): Examining one's own perceptions and sensory...

Definitions

  1. Examining one's own perceptions and sensory...

Ancestry of “introspective”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
2LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
3Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “introspective

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-
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