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Where does “spectans” come from?

spectans (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.

spectans (Latin): watching, observing, see; testing; considering

Definitions

  1. watching, observing, see; testing; considering

Ancestry of “spectans”, 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 “spectans”

  • spectant
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