Where does “spezieria” come from?
spezieria (Italian) comes from Italian spezia, 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.
spezieria (Italian): grocer's (shop); grocery
Definitions
- grocer's (shop); grocery
Ancestry of “spezieria”, step by step
spezieria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian spezia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | spezia | singular of spezie; a spice; third-person... |
| 2 | Italian | spezie | spices |
| 3 | German | Spezies | species |
| 4 | Latin | speciēs | seeing, view, look |
| 5 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Late Latin speciaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | speciaria | spices; spice trade |