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Etymology of the Latin word vilipendere

the Latin word vilipendere (despise, slight)
derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
derived from the Latin word vilis (cheap, common, mean)

Derivations in Latin

vilipendium

Derivations in other languages

English vilipend, French vilipender, Spanish vilipendiar

Usage

Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin



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