Where does “specie” come from?
specie (English) comes from English Species, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
specie (English): Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in...
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- Type or kind, in various uses of the phrase in...
Ancestry of “specie”, step by step
specie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Species
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Species | A type or kind. Compare |
| 2 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 3 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Latin speciē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | speciē | under the pretext of; under the guise of |