Etymograph

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Haruspice

Haruspice comes from Latin haruspex ‘diviner who reads from the intestines of…’, from Proto-Indo-European *spóḱs ‘watcher’, and ultimately from *speḱ- ‘to see, look’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, look’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spóḱs‘watcher’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*speks‘one who looks at something’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*haru-speksreconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEharuspex‘diviner who reads from the intestines of sacrificial animals’
  6. EnglishtodayHaruspice

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, look’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spóḱs‘watcher’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*speks‘one who looks at something’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*haru-speksreconstructed
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEharuspex‘diviner who reads from the intestines of sacrificial animals’
  6. EnglishtodayHaruspice

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, look’

special, respect, specific, species, despite, perspective, scope, aspect, inspector, spy, inspection, expectation, spectrum, speculation, spectacular, spite, specify, specimen, skeptical, spectacle, inspect, speculative, suspicion, retrospective, spectator, speculate, espionage, retrospect, expectant, specter, conspicuous, skeptic, macroscopic, spectroscopic, endoscopic, circumspect, speculator, specious, espy, specular, 119 more

Today it means

name An Etruscan seer in Ancient Rome.

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / Haruspice

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