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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

  1. present active infinitive of speciō;...

Ancestry of “specere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
2Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “specere”

  • aviation
  • especially
  • specific
  • avian
  • special
  • respect
  • ostrich
  • aviator
  • species
  • expect
  • aviary
  • despite
  • aspect
  • spite
  • avifauna
  • respectively
  • oka
  • specifically
  • scope
  • respective
  • aviatrix
  • prospect
  • suspect
  • nonavian
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