English word expect comes from Latin specto (I consider. I test. I watch, observe, look at, see.), Latin de

Detailed word origin of expect

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
specto	Latin (lat)	I consider. I test. I watch, observe, look at, see.
de	Latin (lat)	(Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...]
exspecto	Latin (lat)	I expect. I wait for.
expectare	Latin (lat)
expect	English (eng)	(continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.. (obsolete, intransitive) To wait; to stay.. (obsolete, transitive) To wait for; to await.. To consider obligatory or required.. To consider reasonably due.. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, [...]

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