Where does “vilipendere” come from?

vilipendere (Italian) comes from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

vilipendere (Italian): To despise or scorn or vilipend

Definitions

  1. To despise or scorn or vilipend

Ancestry of “vilipendere”, step by step

vilipendere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pendēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpendēre—
2Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
3Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
4Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

via Latin vilipendō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvilipendōto despise, hold in low esteem, vilipend
2Latinvīlischeap, inexpensive
3Proto-Italicweslis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-li-s—

Words derived from “vilipendere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →