Where does “dēspicere” come from?
dēspicere (Latin) comes from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
Ancestry of “dēspicere”, step by step
dēspicere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin specere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 2 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
via Latin speciō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | speciō | to observe, watch, look at |