Etymology of the English word auspice
the English word
auspicederived from the Latin word
auspicium (divination; omen; beginning)
derived from the Latin word
auspex (diviner by birds, augur; soothsayer)
derived from the Latin word
avis (bird; sign, omen)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*awi-derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-derived from the Latin word
spicere (look at, see)
Date
The earliest known usage of auspice in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
