Where does “despondere” come from?
despondere (Latin) comes from Latin despondeo, from Latin spondeo, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.
despondere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
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- third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Ancestry of “despondere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | despondeo | to promise (to give), pledge, devote to |
| 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 |