Where does “auspício” come from?
auspício (Portuguese) comes from Latin auspicium, from Latin auspex, from Latin avi-spex, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
auspício (Portuguese): omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)
Definitions
- omen, foreknowledge (either good or bad)
Ancestry of “auspício”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auspicium | divination, augury; auspices; sign, indication |
| 2 | Latin | auspex | an augur; an officiating priest |
| 3 | Latin | avi-spex | — |
| 4 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |