espejo

/esˈpexo/ · B1 · noun · m

mirror

espejo — mirror

🪞 From Latin speculum (mirror), same root as spectacles and inspect

Latin specere means to look. Speculum became espejo: Spanish adds e- before sp-, and -culum regularly turns into -jo (like oculum to ojo). So espejo is literally a looking-tool, cousin of spectator and speculate.

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