Where does “spitesome” come from?

spitesome (English) comes from English spite, from Middle English spit, from Middle English despit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

spitesome (English): Characterised or marked by spite

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by spite

Ancestry of “spitesome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspiteIll will or hatred toward another, accompanied...
2Middle Englishspit
3Middle Englishdespit
4Old Frenchdespit
5Latindēspectusdisdained, despised
6Latindēspiciōto look down upon
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós