especulación
/espekulaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f
guess
💭 especulación ≈ speculation: both from Latin specula, a lookout tower
Latin specula meant watchtower, from specere, to look. Speculating is looking out ahead at what might happen without proof. Spanish especulación keeps the same shape: add e- before sp- and swap -tion for -ción.