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Where does “spectabilis” come from?

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

spectabilis (Latin): visible; notable, admirable, remarkable

Definitions

  1. visible; notable, admirable, remarkable

Ancestry of “spectabilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspectō—
2Latinspeciō—
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 “spectabilis”

  • spettabile
  • spettabilità
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