perspicio

== Latin == === Etymology === From per- (“through”) + speciō (“observe, watch, look at”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈspɪ.ki.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈspiː.t͡ʃi.o] === Verb === perspiciō (present infinitive perspicere, perfect active perspexī, supine perspectum); third (-iō variant) conjugation to see through something to perceive or discern clearly ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous French: perspectif, perspicace, perspicacité Italian: perspettiva, perspicacia, perspicace, perspicacità 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.