Where does “spiare” come from?

spiare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

spiare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *spiō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *spiō

Ancestry of “spiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishspehōnto spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy
2Proto-Germanicspehōnąto peer, look, spy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “spiare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spehōną →Every word from Frankish spehōn →