spite

(Inglés)

Frecuencia

C1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/spaɪt/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English spit, a shortening of despit (whence despite), from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectum (“looking down on”), from Latin dēspiciō (“to look down, despise”). Compare also Dutch spijt and German Spiet.

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