Where does “despitefulness” come from?
despitefulness (English) comes from English despiteful, from English despite, from Middle English despit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
despitefulness (English): The state or quality of being despiteful
Definitions
- The state or quality of being despiteful
Ancestry of “despitefulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | despiteful | Full of despite; expressing malice or... |
| 2 | English | despite | In spite of, notwithstanding, regardless of;... |
| 3 | Middle English | despit | — |
| 4 | Old French | despit | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēspectus | disdained, despised |
| 6 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |