Where does “épices d'automne” come from?
épices d'automne (French) comes from French épice, from Old French espice, 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.
épices d'automne (French): pumpkin spice
Ancestry of “épices d'automne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | épice | spice; inflection of épicer:
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| 2 | Old French | espice | spice |
| 3 | Latin | speciēs | — |
| 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 |