myEtymology.com: English etymology of conspectus

Etymology of the English word conspectus

the English word conspectus

derived from the Latin word conspectus (view, sight; aspect; visible, open to view; remarkable)

derived from the Latin word conspecs

derived from the Latin word conspicere (have appearance; attract attention; discern; observe, see, witness)

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Latin word spicere (look at, see)

derived from the Latin word specere (to look at; look at, see)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *spek-

The earliest known usage of conspectus in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English