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perspicacia.

perspicacity, shrewdness

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛr.spɪˈkaː.ki.a]Classical-Latin[per.spiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

  1. perspicacity, shrewdness

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin perspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin perspicāx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin perspicācia From perspicāx + -ia.

adj[pɛr.spɪˈkaː.ki.a]Classical-Latin[per.spiˈkaː.t͡ʃi.a]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of perspicāx

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin perspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin perspicāx Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin perspicācia From perspicāx + -ia.

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