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Where does “speciesist” come from?

speciesist (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.

speciesist (English): A proponent of speciesism; Of or relating to...

Definitions

  1. A proponent of speciesism; Of or relating to...

Ancestry of “speciesist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpecies—
2Latinspeciēs—
3Latinspeciō—
4Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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