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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 ; grocery; spices

Definitions

  1. grocer's ; grocery; spices

Ancestry of “spezieria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspeziasingular of spezie; a spice; third-person...
2Italianspeziespices
3GermanSpezies—
4Latinspeciēs—
5Latinspeciō—
6Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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