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Where does “specio” come from?

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

Ancestry of “specio”, 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
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