Where does “espía” come from?

espía (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish espia, from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

espía (Spanish): spy

Definitions

  1. spy

Ancestry of “espía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishespiaspy
2Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰—
3Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “espía”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 →