despecto

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Interlingua

Noun

despecto (plural despectos)

  1. despite

Latin

Etymology

From dēspiciō +‎ -tō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēspectō (present infinitive dēspectāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to look over/down at from a height, survey
  2. (so used by Tacitus) to look down upon, despise

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: despitar
  • Italian: dispettare
  • Portuguese: despeitar
  • Spanish: despechar

See also

References

  • despecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • despecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • despecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • despecto in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016