Where does “speciosus” come from?

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

speciosus (Latin): good-looking, handsome, beautiful; splendid,...

Definitions

  1. good-looking, handsome, beautiful; splendid,...

Ancestry of “speciosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
2Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
3Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “speciosus”

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