Where does “specere” come from?
specere (Latin) comes from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
specere (Latin): present active infinitive of speciō;...
Definitions
- present active infinitive of speciō;...
Ancestry of “specere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “specere”