Where does “espiare” come from?
espiare (Italian) comes from Latin expio, from Latin piō, from Proto-Italic *pīāō.
espiare (Italian): to expiate; to atone
Ancestry of “espiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | expio | I make amends or atonement for a crime or a... |
| 2 | Latin | piō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pīāō | — |
Words derived from “espiare”