Where does “dispreġjativ” come from?
dispreġjativ (Maltese) comes from Italian dispregiativo, from Italian dispregiare, from Vulgar Latin dispretiare, from Latin pretium, from Proto-Italic pretjom, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
dispreġjativ (Maltese): contemptuous, disparaging
Definitions
- contemptuous, disparaging
Ancestry of “dispreġjativ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | dispregiativo | disparaging; pejorative |
| 2 | Italian | dispregiare | to despise, to scorn |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dispretiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |