Where does “spekulan” come from?
spekulan (Indonesian) comes from Dutch speculant, from Dutch speculeren, from Old French speculer, from Latin speculārī.
spekulan (Indonesian): speculator
Definitions
- speculator
Ancestry of “spekulan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | speculant | speculator |
| 2 | Dutch | speculeren | to imagine, to guess |
| 3 | Old French | speculer | — |
| 4 | Latin | speculārī | — |