Where does “spiare” come from?

spiare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin spiare, from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spiare (Italian): to spy on, peep, peek, observe; to gauge, try to...

Definitions

  1. to spy on, peep, peek, observe; to gauge, try to...

Ancestry of “spiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinspiarepresent active infinitive of *spiō
2Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
3Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →