Where does “spectru” come from?
spectru (Romanian) comes from German Spektrum, from English Spectrum, from Latin spectrum, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.
spectru (Romanian): specter; spectrum
Definitions
- specter; spectrum
Ancestry of “spectru”, step by step
spectru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Spektrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spektrum | spectrum |
| 2 | English | Spectrum | A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes |
| 3 | Latin | spectrum | appearance, image; apparition, specter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via French spectre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | spectre | ghost, specter; spectrum |