Where does “auspicor” come from?
auspicor (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.
auspicor (Latin): I take the auspices; I begin or undertake under...
Definitions
- I take the auspices; I begin or undertake under...
Ancestry of “auspicor”, 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 “auspicor”