I would, but I just remembered this from my etymology book:
despondence (n.)
"despondent condition, a sinking or dejection of spirit from loss of hope or courage in affliction or difficulty," 1670s, from Latin despondentem (nominative despondens), present participle of despondere "to give up, lose, lose heart, resign, to promise in marriage" (especially in phraseanimam despondere, literally "give up one's soul"), etymologically "to promise to give something away," from de "away" (see de-) + spondere "to promise"
Let's go to the drive-in.