Where does “despechar” come from?
despechar (Spanish) comes from Latin despecto, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
despechar (Spanish): to enrage; to spite
Definitions
- to enrage; to spite
Ancestry of “despechar”, step by step
despechar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin despecto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | despecto | I look over/down at from a height, survey; I look... |
| 2 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Galician pechar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pechar | to close; to shut; to lock; to enclose; to lock... |
| 2 | Galician | pecho | bolt; latch; peg, wedge used to attach different... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pesclum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pessulus | a bolt |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάσσαλος | peg on which to hang clothes; membrum virile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |