myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of observación

Etymology of the Spanish word observación

the Spanish word observación

derived from the Latin word observatio (observation, attention, action of watching)

derived from the Latin word observatus

derived from the Late Latin word observare (watch, observe; heed)

using the Late Latin prefix ob-

derived from the Latin word servare (watch over; protect, store)

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