Where does “speciō” come from?

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

speciō (Latin): to observe, watch, look at

Definitions

  1. to observe, watch, look at

Ancestry of “speciō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “speciō”

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