Where does “specula” come from?
specula (Latin) comes from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
specula (Latin): watchtower, lookout; nominative plural of...
Definitions
- watchtower, lookout; nominative plural of...
Ancestry of “specula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
Words derived from “specula”