Where does “perspectograph” come from?
perspectograph (English) comes from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, 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.
perspectograph (English): An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to...
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- An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to...
Ancestry of “perspectograph”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 2 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 3 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 4 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |