espejo

See also: Espejo

Chavacano

Etymology

  • Inherited from Spanish espejo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /esˈpexo/, [esˈpe.xo]
    • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧jo

    Noun

    espejo

    1. mirror
    • espejia
    • espejiada
    • espejiao

    Ladino

    Etymology

  • Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Late Latin speclum, from speculum, from Proto-Italic *spekjō + *-klom.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /esˈpeʒo/

    Noun

    espejo m (plural espejos)

    1. mirror

    Spanish

    Etymology

  • 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
    Late Latin speculum
    Late Latin speclum
    Old Spanish espeio
    Spanish espejo

    Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum.[1] Compare the learned doublet espéculo. Cognate with English speculum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /esˈpexo/ [esˈpe.xo]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -exo
    • Syllabification: es‧pe‧jo

    Noun

    espejo m (plural espejos)

    1. mirror

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Chavacano: espejo
    • → Cebuano: espeho
    • → Hiligaynon: espeho
    • → Isthmus Zapotec: speju
    • → Karao: ispiho
    • → Murui Huitoto: epejo

    References

    1. ^ Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991), “espejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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