Where does “spectate” come from?
spectate (English) comes from Italian spettare, from Latin spectō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spectate (English): To attend an event as a spectator; to observe
Definitions
- To attend an event as a spectator; to observe
Ancestry of “spectate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spettare | to be up to; to be due |
| 2 | Latin | spectō | to watch, observe, look at, consider |
| 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 |