Despicable
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mid 16th century: from late Latin despicabilis, from despicari ‘look down on’.
wiktionary
1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō(“I despise”), from de(“down”) + speciō(“I look at, behold”). [1]
etymonline
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.
