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Where does the word "introspect" come from? It comes from Latin introspicere, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
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Where does the word "introspect" come from? It comes from Latin introspicere, and was adopted directly into English (1670s).
Introspect’s story begins in Latin: introspicere meant “to look into.” To look into, from intro- (within) and specere (to look). It reached English by 1670s as introspect. Settled as the English word for examining one's own thoughts and feelings. Today, introspect means to examine one's own thoughts, feelings, and motives.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient introspicere "to look into", to look into, from intro- (within) and specere (to look).
- Stage 2 · English · 1670s introspect "to examine one's own thoughts and feelings", settled as the English word for examining one's own thoughts and feelings.