Where does “duteousness” come from?
duteousness (English) comes from English duteous, from English duty, from Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe, from Old French deü, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
duteousness (English): The quality of being duteous
Definitions
- The quality of being duteous
Ancestry of “duteousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | duteous | dutiful; Obsequious; submissively obedient |
| 2 | English | duty | That which one is morally or legally obligated to... |
| 3 | Middle English | duete | A charge, fee, or tax; a monetary sum one is owed... |
| 4 | Middle English | dewe | Alternative form of dew; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 6 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē | — |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |