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Where does “ultrarespectable” come from?

ultrarespectable (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.

ultrarespectable (English): extremely respectable

Definitions

  1. extremely respectable

Ancestry of “ultrarespectable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespectableDeserving respect; Decent; satisfactory;...
2Englishrespectan attitude of consideration or high regard; good...
3Middle Englishrespect—
4Old Frenchrespect—
5Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
6Latinrespiciō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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