
English word speculation comes from Latin specio (I observe, watch, look at.), Latin spes (Expectation. Hope.)
specio (Latin)
I observe, watch, look at.
spes (Latin)
Expectation. Hope.
specula (Latin)
Slight hope Watchtower, lookout.
speculari (Latin)
speculātiō (Late Latin)
speculation (Old French)
speculation (English)
(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.. (obsolete) Power of sight.. (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.. (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.. A card game in which the players buy from one another [...]