Where does “suspiciō” come from?

suspiciō (Latin) comes from Latin suspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

suspiciō (Latin): to look up at or to

Definitions

to look up at or to

Ancestry of “suspiciō”, step by step

suspiciō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin suspicere

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	suspicere	second-person singular present active subjunctive...
2	Latin	specere	present active infinitive of speciō;...
3	Latin	specio	I observe, watch, look at
4	Proto-Italic	spekjō	to observe, to see
5	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
6	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

via Latin sub

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sub	under, beneath; behind; at the feet of
2	Proto-Italic	supo	under
3	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

via Latin speciō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	speciō	to observe, watch, look at

Words derived from “suspiciō”

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