Where does “perspektivlöshet” come from?
perspektivlöshet (Swedish) comes from German perspektivlos, from German Perspektive, from Esperanto perspektivo, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio — to see, to look, to observe.
perspektivlöshet (Swedish): perspectivelessness
Definitions
- perspectivelessness
Ancestry of “perspektivlöshet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | perspektivlos | Without prospects for the future |
| 2 | German | Perspektive | perspective; prospects |
| 3 | Esperanto | perspektivo | perspective |
| 4 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 6 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 8 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |