Where does “despondent” come from?
despondent (Latin) comes from Latin despondeo, from Latin spondeo, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.
despondent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...
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Ancestry of “despondent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | despondeo | I promise , pledge, devote to; I promise in... |
| 2 | Latin | spondeo | I promise, bind or pledge myself, contract, vow;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | spondeō | to promise, to pledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spondéyeti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spend- | to libate |