perspicio
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Latin
Etymology
From per- (“through”) + speciō (“observe, watch, look at”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /perˈspi.ki.oː/, [pɛrˈs̠pɪkioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /perˈspi.t͡ʃi.o/, [perˈspiːt͡ʃio]
Verb
perspiciō (present infinitive perspicere, perfect active perspexī, supine perspectum); third conjugation iō-variant
Conjugation
Descendants
- English: perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous
- French: perspectif, perspicace, perspicacité
- Spanish: perspectivo, perspicacia, perspicaz
References
- “perspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “perspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- perspicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.