Where does “undespicable” come from?
undespicable (English) comes from English despicable, from Latin despicabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
undespicable (English): Not despicable
Definitions
- Not despicable
Ancestry of “undespicable”, step by step
undespicable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English despicable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | despicable | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible;... |
| 2 | Latin | despicabilis | contemptible, wretched, worthless |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |