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despectus.

view down/from above; prospect/panorama; spectacle; (object of) contempt/scorn;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[deːsˈpɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[desˈpɛk.tus][deːsˈpɛk.tuːs]Classical-Latin[desˈpɛk.tus]

  1. a prospect, panorama (view from above)

    declension-4

  2. a looking down upon; a view

    declension-4

  3. a spectacle (object of contempt)

    declension-4

  4. a despising, contempt

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Latin dēspiciō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēspectus From dēspiciō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[deːsˈpɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[desˈpɛk.tus]

  1. disdained, despised

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of dēspiciō.

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