Where does “undespondently” come from?
undespondently (English) comes from English undespondent, from English despondent, from Latin despondens, from Latin dēspondeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
undespondently (English): Without despondency
Ancestry of “undespondently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | undespondent | Not despondent |
| 2 | English | despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| 3 | Latin | despondens | promising |
| 4 | Latin | dēspondeō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 6 | Latin | dē | — |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |