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conspicere
Latin · ancient
"to look at attentively"
to look at attentively, from com- (thoroughly) and specere (to look)
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conspicuus
Latin · ancient
"visible, easily seen"
visible, easily seen, from conspicere
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conspicuous
English · 1540s
"standing out and attracting attention"
settled as the English word for something that stands out and attracts attention
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