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Where does “despecto” come from?

despecto (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.

despecto (Latin): I look over/down at from a height, survey; I look...

Definitions

  1. I look over/down at from a height, survey; I look...

Ancestry of “despecto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēspiciō—
2Latindē-—
3Latindē—
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicposti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “despecto”

  • despectans
  • despectandus
  • despectare
  • despechar
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