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Where does “spectatorially” come from?

spectatorially (English) comes from English spectatorial, from English spectator, from Latin spectātor, 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.

spectatorially (English): in a spectatorial manner, as a spectator rather...

Definitions

  1. in a spectatorial manner, as a spectator rather...

Ancestry of “spectatorially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspectatorialPertaining to a spectator
2EnglishspectatorOne who watches an event; especially, one held...
3Latinspectātor—
4Latinspectō—
5Latinspeciō—
6Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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