Proto-Italic

*spekjō

‘to observe, see’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *spekjō.

56 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *spekjō, most familiar first.

• special ← especial ← speciālis ← speciēs ← speciō
• respect ← respectus ← respiciō ← speciō
• specific ← specifique ← specificus ← speciēs ← speciō
• despite ← despit ← despit ← dēspectum ← dēspiciō
• species ← speciō
• perspective ← perspectiva ars ← perspectivus ← perspectus ← perspicere
• aspect ← aspectus ← aspiciō ← speciō
• spectrum ← speciō
• inspector ← īnspiciō ← speciō
• inspection ← inspeccion ← īnspectiō ← īnspiciō ← speciō
• spectacular ← spectaculum ← spectō ← speciō
• spite ← spit ← despit ← dēspectum ← dēspiciō

More words from *spekjō

• expectation
• speculation
• spice
• specify
• specimen
• inspect
• spectacle
• spectator
• speculative
• retrospective
• speculate
• conspicuous
• retrospect
• specter
• expectant
• inconspicuous
• especial
• circumspect
• specious
• speculator
• specular
• prospekt
• perspicacity
• perspicacious
• perspicuous
• ambispective
• aspectable
• aspection
• conspection
• perspectograph
• perspicil
• perspicable
• épicier
• prospicuous
• prospekty
• speciosity
• speculatory
• spectant
• spectaculum
• speculatrix
• spectation
• specifical
• spectatrix
• transpeciate

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *spekjō