Despicable

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mid 16th century: from late Latin despicabilis, from despicari ‘look down on’.

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1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō(“I despise”), from de(“down”) + speciō(“I look at, behold”). [1]

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despicable (adj.)

"that may be or deserves to be despised," 1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari "despise, disdain," which is related to despicere "to look down upon," from de- "down" (see de-) + spicere, variant of specere "to look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). Related: Despicability; despicably; despicableness.