Where does “exespía” come from?

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

exespía (Spanish): former spy

Definitions

  1. former spy

Ancestry of “exespía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespíaspy
2Old Spanishespiaspy
3Gothic𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰
4Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōnąEvery word from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰
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