Where does “espejo” come from?
espejo (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin speclum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
espejo (Spanish): mirror
Definitions
- mirror
Ancestry of “espejo”, step by step
espejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin speclum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | speclum | Alternative form of speculum |
| 2 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |