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
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”

despite
spite
suspect
suspicion
suspicious
conspicuous
spit
conspicuously
suspiciously
spitting
introspective
inconspicuous
spittle
unsuspicious
inconspicuously
suspiciousness
despitefully
spittoon
conspicuousness
spitfire
introspectively
conspicuity
suss
unsuspiciously

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →