Where does “dēspectus” come from?
dēspectus (Latin) comes from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
dēspectus (Latin): disdained, despised
Definitions
- disdained, despised
Ancestry of “dēspectus”, step by step
dēspectus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dēspiciō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 2 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Latin dēspicere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēspicere | — |
| 2 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 3 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |