Where does “vilipêndio” come from?
vilipêndio (Portuguese) comes from Latin vilipendium, from Italian vilipendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
vilipêndio (Portuguese): contempt; scorn; disdain
Definitions
- contempt; scorn; disdain
Ancestry of “vilipêndio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vilipendium | contempt, scorn, disregard |
| 2 | Italian | vilipendere | To despise or scorn or vilipend |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |