sperno
Latin
verb
Definitions
- I sever, separate, remove
- I despise, reject, scorn, spurn
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (kick, trample), *sperH- (kick, trample).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sperH-
Gloss
kick, trample
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spurious English
- spurn English
- spurner English
- spurnest English
- spurneth English
- spurnwater English
- sparus Latin
- spurcus Latin
- spurius Latin
- spurio Italian
- espurio Spanish, Castilian
- διασπείρω Ancient Greek
- σπέρμα Ancient Greek
- σπείρω Ancient Greek
- σπορά Ancient Greek
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper- Proto-Indo-European
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spr̥ḱós Proto-Indo-European
- espúrio Portuguese
- *speru Proto-Germanic
- *spurnaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurô Proto-Germanic
- *spurą Proto-Germanic
- spornyng Middle English
- spurnen Middle English
- esperon Old French
- șpur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- σπέρνω gkm
- *spéřřō Proto-Hellenic