Where does “speculum” come from?

Speculum comes from Latin speculum, formed with the diminutive suffix Latin -culum from Latin specere, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European -trom and -tḗr.

speculum (English): A medical instrument used during an examination...

Definitions

  1. A medical instrument used during an examination...

Ancestry of “speculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeculuma looking-glass, mirror
2Proto-Italic-klom—
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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