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Where does “specs” come from?

Specs is a shortened form of specification, which comes from Middle French specification, ultimately meaning a detailed description or enumeration of particulars.

specs (English): Abbreviation of spectacles; Specifications:...

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of spectacles; Specifications:...

Ancestry of “specs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspecificationAn explicit set of requirements to be satisfied...
2Middle Frenchspecification—
3Latinspecificationem—

Words derived from “specs”

  • speksi
Every word from Latin specificationem →