Where does “respectlessness” come from?
respectlessness (English) comes from English respectless, 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.
respectlessness (English): Quality of being respectless
Definitions
- Quality of being respectless
Ancestry of “respectlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | respectless | Without respect; disrespectful; Regardless |
| 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 |