Where does “vilipender” come from?

vilipender (French) comes from Medieval Latin vilipendo, from Latin vilis, from Proto-Italic weslis, from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s.

vilipender (French): to vilipend, vilify, revile, scorn, despise,...

Definitions

  1. to vilipend, vilify, revile, scorn, despise,...

Ancestry of “vilipender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvilipendo—
2Latinvilischeap, inexpensive; base, vile, mean, worthless,...
3Proto-Italicweslis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-li-s →Every word from Proto-Italic weslis →Every word from Latin vilis →