Where does “perspicere” come from?

perspicere (Latin) comes 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.

perspicere (Latin): present active infinitive of perspiciō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of perspiciō;...

Ancestry of “perspicere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
2LatinspecioI 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 “perspicere”

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