Where does “spesialis” come from?

spesialis (Indonesian) comes from Dutch specialist, from French spécialiste, from Latin specialis, 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.

spesialis (Indonesian): specialist, expert

Definitions

  1. specialist, expert

Ancestry of “spesialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspecialistspecialist
2Frenchspécialistespecialist
3Latinspecialisspecific
4Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
5Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
6Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic spekjō