Where does “transpeciate” come from?
transpeciate (English) comes 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.
transpeciate (English): To change from one species into another; to...
Definitions
- To change from one species into another; to...
Ancestry of “transpeciate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | speciēs | — |
| 2 | Latin | speciō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |