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Where does “despis-” come from?

despis- (Old French) comes from Latin dēspicere, 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.

Ancestry of “despis-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēspicere—
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 “despis-”

  • despise
  • despising
  • despiser
  • despisest
  • despisable
  • despisal
  • despisingly
  • despisement
  • despisingness
  • despiseworthy
  • despisableness
  • despisen
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