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 Latin speculum.

      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
        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] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

        Further reading

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