Where does “despond” come from?
Despond comes from Latin despondēo, formed from the prefix de- and the root spend-, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European de- and spend-.
despond (English): To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to...
Definitions
- To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to...
Ancestry of “despond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dēspondeō | — |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 3 | Latin | dē | — |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “despond”