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Where does “conspicuus” come from?

conspicuus (Latin) comes from Latin cōnspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

conspicuus (Latin): visible; striking, conspicuous, distinguished,...

Definitions

  1. visible; striking, conspicuous, distinguished,...

Ancestry of “conspicuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōnspicere—
2Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
3LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
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 “conspicuus”

  • conspicuous
  • conspicuously
  • inconspicuously
  • conspicuousness
  • unconspicuous
  • inconspicuus
  • cospicuo
  • cospicuamente
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