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Reconstruction:Latin/spio

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • *spicō, *spincō

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *spehōn (to spy, watch).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspi.oː/
  • (Vulgar) IPA(key): /ˈspi.oː/, [ˈspʲo]

Verb

*spiō (present infinitive *spiāre, perfect active *spiāvī, supine *spiātum); first conjugation

  1. I spy; I espy.

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: apinchî (Lyonnais), epetzi (Swiss)
  • Old French: espier, aspier
    • Angevin: échaupier
    • Bourbonnais-Berrichon: épiger (Berrichon, Bourbonnais)
    • Middle French: espier
      • French: épier
        • Haitian Creole: espyon
    • Lorrain: h'pié, khpiyé, khpwé
    • Norman: êpier
    • Picard: èpieu (Athois)
    • Walloon: spwè
    • Middle English: aspien, aspyen, espien, espyen, spien
  • Iberian:
  • Italian: spiare
  • Old Occitan: espingar
    • Catalan: espiar
    • Occitan:
      • Auvergnat: eipïjâ, espïjâ (South), eipijâ, espijâ (Yssingelais), eipïnchâ, espïnchâ (Velay), eipichâ (Gannatois), eipïtâ (Bourbonnaise, Gannatois, West Uplands), ipayà
      • Gascon: aspiar
      • Languedocien: espiar
      • Provençal: espiar (Niçois), espigar
  • Romanian: spiona
  • Sardinian: ispiare
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