Where does “speculativity” come from?
speculativity (English) comes from English speculative, from Middle English speculatyf, from Old French speculatif, from Latin speculātīvus, from Latin speculor, from Latin specula, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs — to succeed, to prosper.
speculativity (English): The quality or state of being speculative
Definitions
- The quality or state of being speculative
Ancestry of “speculativity”, step by step
speculativity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English speculative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | speculative | Characterized by speculation; based on guessing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | speculatyf | — |
| 3 | Old French | speculatif | — |
| 4 | Latin | speculātīvus | speculative |
| 5 | Latin | speculor | I watch, I observe; I examine, I explore; I spy |
| 6 | Latin | specula | watchtower, lookout; nominative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |