espejo
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Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish espejo.
Pronunciation
Noun
espejo
Related terms
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum, from Latin speculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
espejo m (Latin spelling, plural espejos)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish espeio, from Vulgar Latin speclum (or perhaps a variant form *spiclum), syncopated form of Latin speculum.[1] Compare the borrowed doublet espéculo. Cognate with English speculum.
Pronunciation
Noun
espejo m (plural espejos)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Chavacano: espejo
- → Cebuano: espeho
- → Hiligaynon: espeho
- → Isthmus Zapotec: speju
- → Karao: ispiho
- → Murui Huitoto: epejo
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “espejo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “espejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10