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Where does “prospicere” come from?

prospicere (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.

prospicere (Latin): present active infinitive of prōspiciō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of prōspiciō;...

Ancestry of “prospicere”, 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 “prospicere”

  • prospect
  • prospectus
  • prospecting
  • prospector
  • bioprospecting
  • prospectless
  • bioprospector
  • prospectus
  • prospetto
  • проспе́кт
  • проспект
  • prospectus
  • Prospekt
  • prospekti
  • prospekt
  • проспект
  • պրոսպեկտ
  • prospekt
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