Roots/*speh₁-ḱ-mn̥speh₁-ḱ-mn̥“that which is observed, sight”Widely acceptedvisionobservationSource of Latin specimen, spectāculum, English specimen, spectacleNominal of the look root, yielding Latin specimen/spectāculum and English specimen, spectacle.Related Rootsbʰlendʰ-“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”related entrySee also: speh1-k-mn origin