contemn (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
mid-15c., from Old French contemner (15c.), from Latin contemnere "to despise, scorn" (see contempt).
contempt (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., from Latin contemptus "scorn," from past participle of contemnere "to scorn, despise," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + *temnere "to slight, scorn," which is of uncertain origin. Phrase contempt of court is attested from 19c., though the idea is several centuries older.
contemptible (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis "worthy of scorn," from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.