Etymology of the Latin word speculari
the Latin word
speculari (watch, observe; spy out)
derived from the Latin word
specula (lookout; watch tower, raised structure; slight hope, glimmer, ray of hope)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Derivations in Latin
speculator,
speculatumDerivations in other languages
English
speculate, Italian
speculare, Spanish
especular
