French épier

← Catalan espiar (cognate)

← German spähen (cognate)

← Middle Dutch spien (cognate)

← Spanish - (cognate)

← Middle French espier (inherited)

← Old French espier (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *spehōną (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (derived)

← Italian spiare (cognate)

← Latin spicare (inherited)

← Portuguese - (cognate)

→ English espy (mention)