speh₁-ḱ-

“to look, observe carefully”

Widely acceptedvisionobservation

Source of Latin specere, English spectacle, inspect, respect

Extended root for careful looking, yielding Latin specere and English spectacle, inspect, suspect, respect.

bʰlendʰ-“to become dim, confused, blend”bʰlendʰ-₂“to become unclear in vision, to be blind”derk-“to see, look at”derk-mn̥“glance, piercing look”derkʷ-“to see clearly, gaze at”gʰaws-“to gaze, observe, perceive”gʰel-it-“to sparkle, to flash with light”gʰleyd-“to gleam, to shine intermittently”