Etymology of the English word specific
the English word
specificderived from the Latin word
specificusderived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived 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 specific in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
infraspecific,
specificity,
stereospecific,
subspecificCognates
French
spécifique, Italian
specifico, Lithuanian
specifiškas, Russian
специфичecкийUsage
Word found in Modern English
