Where does “despectivo” come from?
despectivo (Spanish) comes from Latin despectus, from Latin despicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
despectivo (Spanish): pejorative
Definitions
- pejorative
Ancestry of “despectivo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | despectus | disdained, despised; a prospect, panorama; a... |
| 2 | Latin | despicere | present active infinitive of dēspiciō;... |
| 3 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 4 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |