Where does “spektar” come from?
spektar (Ido) comes from English spectate, from Italian spettare, from Latin spectō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spektar (Ido): to look at or on, be a spectator of, witness
Definitions
- to look at or on, be a spectator of, witness
Ancestry of “spektar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | spectate | To attend an event as a spectator; to observe |
| 2 | Italian | spettare | to be up to; to be due |
| 3 | Latin | spectō | — |
| 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 |