Where does “spectator” come from?
Spectator comes from Latin spectator, from Latin specto, from Latin specio, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root speḱ- meaning to observe or look.
spectator (English): One who watches an event; especially, one held...
Definitions
- One who watches an event; especially, one held...
Ancestry of “spectator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spectātor | — |
| 2 | Latin | spectō | — |
| 3 | Latin | speciō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “spectator”