Root:
specto - (Latin) verb - I look at, behold, view, gaze or contemplate
Derivatives:
spectator - one who watches without taking an active part
spectacle - something to look at, especially of an unusual or flashy nature
inspect - to look at or examine critically
specimen - a part that is collected and looked at in order to evaluate the whole
perspicuous - to see through; a clear statement or expression
There are literally DOZENS of derivatives for this one, people. Instead of sentences, see how many you can come up with! See if you can generate more than I can...I dare you! (It's a friendly challenge...really.)
6 comments:
spectrum - continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order, b: any of various continua that resemble a color spectrum in consisting of an ordered arrangement by a particular characteristic
spectacular - of or relating to a spectacle; striking, sensational
Dare I say it: speculum - you know what that is.
Nice, ladies. Jennifer, I wondered who would bring that up. :-)
C'mon though, people! Am I gonna have to do the work FOR you?
speculate - to look forward or surmise future events
and part of my oldest son's latest overused phrase -- retrospect - to look backward
which makes me think of:
prospect
circumspect
introspective
Go, Jennifer! Thanks...and don't feel obligated to give a definition! Let everyone else figure out how it relates the "spec/spic" root!
How about:
inspector, prospect, prospective, prospector, spectacles, expect, expectation, expectant, expectant, respect, respectable, conspicuous, specter, spectral, species, specific, specify, specious, speculation, speculative, despicable, perspicuity...
And of course, there are more...! But a good root to know, don't ya think?
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