Where does “disrespectfulness” come from?
disrespectfulness (English) comes from English disrespectful, from English respectful, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
disrespectfulness (English): The state or quality of being disrespectful;...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being disrespectful;...
Ancestry of “disrespectfulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disrespectful | Lacking respect; irrespective, heedless,... |
| 2 | English | respectful | Marked or characterized by respect |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |