Where does “spitishly” come from?
spitishly (English) comes from English spitish, from English spite, from Middle English spit, from Middle English despit, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
spitishly (English): spitefully
Definitions
- spitefully
Ancestry of “spitishly”, step by step
spitishly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spitish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spitish | spiteful |
| 2 | English | spite | Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied... |
| 3 | Middle English | spit | — |
| 4 | Middle English | despit | — |
| 5 | Old French | despit | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēspectus | disdained, despised |
| 7 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |