Where does “auspicium” come from?
auspicium (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.
auspicium (Latin): divination, augury; auspices; sign, indication
Definitions
- divination, augury; auspices; sign, indication
Ancestry of “auspicium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | auspex | an augur; an officiating priest |
| 2 | Latin | avi-spex | — |
| 3 | Latin | speciō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “auspicium”