Etymology of the English word speciation
the English word
speciationusing the English suffix
-ationderived from the Latin suffix
-atioderived from the Latin suffix
-arederived from the French suffix
-ationderived from the English word
speciesderived from the Late Latin word
species (sight, appearance, show)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Date
The earliest known usage of speciation in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
