Where does “frontispicium” come from?

frontispicium (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.

frontispicium (Latin): facade

Definitions

  1. facade

Ancestry of “frontispicium”, step by step

frontispicium 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 frōns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “frontispicium”

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