Where does “spione” come from?

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

spione (Italian): sneak, telltale; peeper

Definitions

  1. sneak, telltale; peeper

Ancestry of “spione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinspioto spy, espy; I spy; I espy
2Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
3Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spione”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →