Where does “spittingly” come from?
spittingly (English) comes from English spitting, from English spit, 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.
spittingly (English): In a spitting uttering something violently manner
Definitions
- In a spitting uttering something violently manner
Ancestry of “spittingly”, step by step
spittingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spitting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spitting | present participle of spit; expectoration; An... |
| 2 | English | spit | A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is... |
| 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 |