Latin
speciō
‘to observe, watch, look at’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin speciō.
52 English words in this record descend from Latin speciō, most familiar first.
- special ← especial ← speciālis ← speciēs
- respect ← respectus ← respiciō
- specific ← specifique ← specificus ← speciēs
- despite ← despit ← despit ← dēspectum ← dēspiciō
- species
- perspective ← perspectiva ars ← perspectivus ← perspectus ← perspicere
- aspect ← aspectus ← aspiciō
- spectrum
- inspector ← īnspiciō
- inspection ← inspeccion ← īnspectiō ← īnspiciō
- spectacular ← spectaculum ← spectō
- spite ← spit ← despit ← dēspectum ← dēspiciō
More words from speciō
- expectation
- spice
- specify
- specimen
- inspect
- spectacle
- spectator
- retrospective
- conspicuous
- retrospect
- specter
- expectant
- inconspicuous
- especial
- circumspect
- specious
- speculator
- prospekt
- circumspection
- perspicacity
- perspicacious
- perspicuous
- ambispective
- aspectable
- aspection
- circumspective
- conspection
- perspectograph
- perspicil
- perspicable
- prospicuous
- prospekty
- speciosity
- speculatory
- spectant
- spectaculum
- spectation
- specifical
- spectatrix
- transpeciate
- expect
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Etymograph / Latin speciō