Where does “supraspecies” come from?

supraspecies (English) comes from English Species, from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

supraspecies (English): At a hierarchical level above species

Definitions

  1. At a hierarchical level above species

Ancestry of “supraspecies”, step by step

supraspecies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Species

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSpeciesA type or kind. Compare
2Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
3Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
4Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via English supra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupraUsed to indicate that the current citation is...
2Georgianსუფრაtablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted
3Persianسفرهtablecloth
4Arabicسُفْرَةvictuals; table, especially for eating
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic spekjō
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