## Derived Forms
- spect-actor
- spectate
- spectatordom
- spectatorial
- spectatoring
- spectatorism
- spectatoritis
- spectatorless
- spectatorship
- spectatress
- telespectator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: spectātor

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator.

## AI Etymology
Spectator is borrowed from Latin spectātor, from frequentative verb spectō (“watch”), from speciō (“look at”). Equivalent to spectate + -or. Doublet of speculator. Important forms in the word's history include Latin spectātor. In current use it includes the sense A person who watches an event, especially a sport or show.

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