Where does “espec” come from?
espec (Middle French) comes from Frankish spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
Ancestry of “espec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | spiht | woodpecker |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spihtaz | woodpecker |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |
Words derived from “espec”