Where does “specialiser” come from?
specialiser (English) comes from English specialise, from English special, from Middle English special, from Old French especial, from Latin specialis, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
specialiser (English): Alternative form of specializer
Definitions
- Alternative form of specializer
Ancestry of “specialiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | specialise | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of... |
| 2 | English | special | Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality; Of... |
| 3 | Middle English | special | — |
| 4 | Old French | especial | special; powerful; mighty |
| 5 | Latin | specialis | specific |
| 6 | Latin | speciēs | — |
| 7 | Latin | speciō | — |
| 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 |