Etymology of the Latin word speculum
the Latin word
speculum (mirror, looking glass, reflector)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Derivations in Latin
specularisDerivations in other languages
English
speculum, Italian
specchio, Portuguese
especulita, Portuguese
espelho, Portuguese
espéculo, Spanish
espejo, Spanish
espéculoCognates
Dutch
spiegel, German
Spiegel, Icelandic
spegill, Swedish
spegel, Yiddish
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