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Where does “spezia” come from?

spezia (Italian) comes from Italian spezie, from German Spezies, 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.

spezia (Italian): singular of spezie; a spice; third-person...

Definitions

  1. singular of spezie; a spice; third-person...

Ancestry of “spezia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspeziespices
2GermanSpezies—
3Latinspeciēs—
4Latinspeciō—
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spezia”

  • spezieria
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