Where does “spio” come from?
spio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish spehōn, from Proto-Germanic spehōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
spio (Vulgar Latin): to spy, espy; I spy; I espy
Definitions
- to spy, espy; I spy; I espy
Ancestry of “spio”, 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 “spio”