Where does “despising” come from?
Despising comes from Middle English despisen, from Old French despis-, meaning to treat with contempt or scorn.
despising (English): present participle of despise; An act of...
Definitions
- present participle of despise; An act of...
Ancestry of “despising”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | despise | To regard with contempt or scorn; To disregard or... |
| 2 | Middle English | despisen | — |
| 3 | Old French | despis- | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēspicere | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |