Where does “avi-spex” come from?

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

Ancestry of “avi-spex”, step by step

avi-spex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin speciō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
2Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Latin avis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
2EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
3Latinfaunaanimals

Words derived from “avi-spex”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spekjō →