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perspicio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From per- (through) +‎ speciō (observe, watch, look at).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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perspiciō (present infinitive perspicere, perfect active perspexī, supine perspectum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to see through something
  2. to perceive or discern clearly

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • perspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perspicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • perspicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.