Where does “speciēs” come from?

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

speciēs (Latin): seeing, view, look

Definitions

  1. seeing, view, look

Ancestry of “speciēs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeciōto 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 “speciēs”

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