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aspectus.

appearance, aspect, mien; act of looking; sight, vision; glance, view; horizon;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[asˈpɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[asˈpɛk.tus]
  1. the act of seeing or looking at something; look, sight, vision, view

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. the sense of sight

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. visibility, appearance, vision; aspect, presence, mien, countenance; form; color

    declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin aspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin aspectus From aspiciō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[asˈpɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[asˈpɛk.tus]
  1. looked at, beheld, having been looked at

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. caught sight of, noticed, having been noticed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. surveyed, inspected, having been inspected

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of aspiciō (“behold, see; catch sight of”).

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