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