Where does “espia” come from?

espia (Ladino) comes from Old Spanish espia, from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espia (Ladino): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “espia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishespiaspy
2Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰—
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 Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 →