Where does “perspicuus” come from?

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

perspicuus (Latin): transparent, clear; evident, manifest,...

Definitions

  1. transparent, clear; evident, manifest,...

Ancestry of “perspicuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperspiciōto see through something
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 “perspicuus”

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