myEtymology.com: French etymology of spectacle

Etymology of the French word spectacle

the Old French word spectacle

derived from the Latin word spectaculum (show, spectacle; spectators' seats)

derived from the Latin word spectare (observe, watch, look at)

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

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

English spectacle, Romanian spectacol

Word found in Old French