Where does “spectatrix” come from?

spectatrix (English) comes from Latin spectatrix, 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.

spectatrix (English): A female spectator

Definitions

A female spectator

Ancestry of “spectatrix”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	spectatrix	—
2	Latin	spectātor	—
3	Latin	spectō	—
4	Latin	speciō	—
5	Proto-Italic	spekjō	to observe, to see
6	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
7	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

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