Where does “perspectiva” come from?

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

perspectiva (Medieval Latin): science of optics

Definitions

  1. science of optics

Ancestry of “perspectiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperspiciōto see through something
2Latinspeciōto observe, watch, look at
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 “perspectiva

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Italic spekjō