Where does “espice” come from?

espice (Old French) comes from Latin speciēs, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espice (Old French): spice

Definitions

  1. spice

Ancestry of “espice”, step by step

espice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin speciēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspeciēsseeing, view, look
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

via Late Latin species

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinspeciesspice, good, ware; a seeing, view, look; a...
2Classical Latinspeciēs—

Words derived from “espice”

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