Etymology, Latin, Specio
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…