Where does “Eigenperspektive” come from?
Eigenperspektive (German) comes from German Perspektive, from Esperanto perspektivo, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
Eigenperspektive (German): own perspective
Definitions
- own perspective
Ancestry of “Eigenperspektive”, step by step
Eigenperspektive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Perspektive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Perspektive | perspective; prospects |
| 2 | Esperanto | perspektivo | perspective |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via German eigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | eigen | own, peculiar or private to someone,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | eigen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | eigan | own; possession, property |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aigan | to possess, to own, to have; own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *aiganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₂óyḱe | to possess, to own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyḱ- | to possess, to own |