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in reply to a message by beethoven
Are there some positively associated words that begin with desp? Because Despin makes me think of despicable, desperate, despondent and the like.
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The de- is the negative prefix from Latin in the words that you mentioned. A fair number of Latin words started with sp, so there are a number of negative English words that start with desp. Despoina is Greek and the meaning isn't quite as negative: http://www.etymologica.com/page5.htm
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