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speculum.

mirror, looking glass, reflector; copy, imitation;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈspɛ.kʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[ˈspɛː.ku.lum]
  1. mirror, looking-glass

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

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 Latin speculum By surface analysis, speciō (“look at”) + -ulum (instrument suffix). Possibly from pre-Latin *spektlom, with the ending derived from the Proto-Indo-European instrument noun suffix *-tlom (see -culum). Alternatively from pre-Latin *spekelom or *spekolom, with the neuter form of the agent noun suffix -ulus. Compare spectrum.

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