Summary: The Latin root word *spect* and its variant *spic* both mean "see." These roots are the word origin of a fair number of English vocabulary words, including [*spect*]ator, re[*spect*], au[*spic*]ious and su[*spic*]ion. The root *spect* is easily recalled through the word [*spect*]acles, whose function is giving you the ability to "see," and *spic* is con[*spic*]uous, or easily "seen" through, yes, con[*spic*]uous!
