despicere, despectus [L]
despit [OF]
despite [ME]
despîte
https://www.etymonline.com/word/despite#etymonline_v_5667
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despite#dictionary-entry-1
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED11361
https://www.anglo-norman.net/entry/despit_1
https://latin-dictionary.net/definition/17042/despicio-despicere-despexi-despectus