Where does “expecto” come from?

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

expecto (Latin): Alternative form of exspectō

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of exspectō

Ancestry of “expecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspectōto watch, observe, look at, consider
2Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
3Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “expecto”

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