Where does “spect” come from?

Spect comes from the Latin root spectare, meaning to look or watch, derived from ex- (out) and speḱ- (to observe), an ancient Proto-Indo-European root.

spect (English): expect

Definitions

  1. expect

Ancestry of “spect”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpectTo predict or believe that something will happen;...
2Latinexpectāre—

Words derived from “spect”

Every word from Latin expectāre →Every word from English expect →