Where does “disreputableness” come from?
disreputableness (English) comes from English disreputable, from English reputable, from English repute, from Old French reputer, from Latin reputo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
disreputableness (English): The state or quality of being disreputable or...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being disreputable or...
Ancestry of “disreputableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disreputable | Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable; A... |
| 2 | English | reputable | Having a good reputation; honourable |
| 3 | English | repute | Reputation, especially a good reputation; To... |
| 4 | Old French | reputer | — |
| 5 | Latin | reputo | I count or calculate again; I ponder or reflect |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |