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Where does “respectuós” come from?

respectuós (Catalan) comes from Catalan respecte, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

respectuós (Catalan): respectful

Definitions

  1. respectful

Ancestry of “respectuós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrespecterespect
2Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
3Latinrespiciō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “respectuós”

  • respectuosament
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