spect / spec / spic / spis
to look, to watch
Latin · specere / spectus
Latin specere means to look. Words with spect see or look: a spectator watches, an inspector looks into things, a spectacle is something to look at, respect means to look back with regard.
Memory trick
Spect: a girl peers through binoculars, spotting a bird far away.
Words from this root
- aspect (a + spect) — a way something looksपहलू, रूप
- inspect (in + spect) — to look into closelyनिरीक्षण करना
- inspector (in + spect + or) — a person who looks into thingsनिरीक्षक
- introspection (intro + spect + ion) — looking into one's own mindआत्मनिरीक्षण
- perspective (per + spect + ive) — a way of looking at thingsदृष्टिकोण
- prospect (pro + spect) — a view ahead, a chanceसंभावना, भावी दृश्य
- respect (re + spect) — to look back with regardआदर करना, सम्मान
- spectacle (spect + acle) — a sight worth looking atतमाशा, दृश्य
- spectator (spect + ator) — a person who watchesदर्शक
- speculate (spec + ul + ate) — to look ahead and guessअटकल लगाना
- specimen (spec + imen) — a sample looked at closelyनमूना
- species (spec + ies) — a kind that can be seenप्रजाति
- suspect (sus + pect) — to look at with doubtशक करना, संदिग्ध
- conspicuous (con + spic + uous) — easy to seeसाफ़ दिखने वाला, स्पष्ट
- despise (de + spise) — to look down onघृणा करना, तुच्छ समझना