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
- present active infinitive of *spiō
Ancestry of “spiare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | spehōn | to spy, watch; to peer, to look, to spy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spehōną | to peer, look, spy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “spiare”