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From Proto-Italic *spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti, from *speḱ- (The Greek roots show a metathesized *sḱep-) + *-yeti(Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots).
Cognates include Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬫𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (spasyeiti), and Sanskrit पश्यति (páśyati).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspe.ki.oː/, [ˈs̠pɛkioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈspe.t͡ʃi.o/, [ˈspɛːt͡ʃio]
Verb
speciō (present infinitive specere, perfect active spexī, supine spectum); third conjugation iō-variant
- I observe, watch, look at
- Synonym: spectō
