Where does “speculāris” come from?

speculāris (Latin) comes from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

speculāris (Latin): specular; resembling or relating to a mirror

Definitions

  1. specular; resembling or relating to a mirror

Ancestry of “speculāris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeculuma looking-glass, mirror
2Proto-Italic-klom—
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic -klom →Every word from Latin speculum →
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