English
spectation
Spectation comes from Latin spectatio ‘sight, spectacle’, from spectō ‘to watch, observe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*spekjō‘to observe, see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspeciō‘look at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspectō‘to watch, observe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspectatio‘sight, spectacle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1672spectation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*speḱ-‘to see, to look, to observe’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spéḱyeti‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*spekjō‘to observe, see’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspeciō‘look at’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspectō‘to watch, observe’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEspectatio‘sight, spectacle’
- Englishearliest quotation 1672spectation
Earliest quotation: 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus: “This simple spectation of the lungs is differenced from…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- ‘to see, to look, to observe’
spy, suspicion, microscope, espionage, skeptic, kaleidoscope, gyroscope, espy, 116 more
through Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti ‘to be looking at, to keep looking at’
scope, skeptical, endoscopic, macroscopic, spectroscopic, 114 more
through Proto-Italic *spekjō ‘to observe, see’
speculation, speculate, speculative, inconspicuous, especial, specular, 26 more
through Latin speciō ‘look at’
special, despite, specific, respect, species, perspective, spite, spice, aspect, inspector, specify, specimen, inspection, conspicuous, inspect, retrospective, retrospect, speculator, specious, 29 more
through Latin spectō ‘to watch, observe’
Today it means
noun Regard; aspect; appearance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- / spectation