speculum

Significado (Inglés)

mirror, looking-glass

espejo

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καθρέφτης

miralh

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈspɛ.kʊ.ɫũː]

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom Latin speculum By surface analysis, speciō (“look at”) + -ulum (instrument suffix). Possibly from pre-Latin *spektlom, with the ending derived from the Proto-Indo-European instrument noun suffix *-tlom (see -culum). Alternatively from pre-Latin *spekelom or *spekolom, with the neuter form of the agent noun suffix -ulus. Compare spectrum.