Where does “spéacla” come from?
spéacla (Irish) comes from Old Irish spécla, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
spéacla (Irish): eyeglass; eyeglasses, spectacles
Definitions
- eyeglass; eyeglasses, spectacles
Ancestry of “spéacla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | spécla | — |
| 2 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “spéacla”