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Where does “auspicatus” come from?

auspicatus (Latin) comes from Latin auspex, from Latin avi-spex, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

auspicatus (Latin): augury; favourable; auspicious

Definitions

  1. augury; favourable; auspicious

Ancestry of “auspicatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinauspexan augur; an officiating priest
2Latinavi-spex—
3Latinspeciō—
4Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “auspicatus”

  • inauspicate
  • inauspicatus
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