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adespota
Adespota comes from New Latin adespota ‘anonymous literary works’, from Ancient Greek δεσπότης ‘master’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘to build’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dṓm‘house’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déms pótis‘master of the house’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*déspotisreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεσπότηςdespótēs‘master’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀδέσποτοςadéspotos‘anonymous’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900adespota‘anonymous literary works’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dem-‘to build’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dṓm‘house’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déms pótis‘master of the house’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*déspotisreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδεσπότηςdespótēs‘master’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἀδέσποτοςadéspotos‘anonymous’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900adespota‘anonymous literary works’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dem- ‘to build’
timber, domino, domaine, toft, teem, domesticate, 18 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dṓm ‘house’
don, danger, domestic, domain, dominate, donna, domination, dominion, damsel, domicile, dominatrix, domus, 19 more
through Ancient Greek δεσπότης ‘master’
Today it means
noun Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title of collections of anonymous Greek poetry.)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dem- / adespota