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Where does “respiteless” come from?

respiteless (English) comes from English respite, from Old French respit, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

respiteless (English): Without respite

Definitions

  1. Without respite

Ancestry of “respiteless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespiteA brief interval of rest or relief; A reprieve,...
2Old Frenchrespitrest
3Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
4Latinrespiciō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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