Where does “unrespectability” come from?
unrespectability (English) comes from English respectability, 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.
unrespectability (English): The quality of being unrespectable
Definitions
- The quality of being unrespectable
Ancestry of “unrespectability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | respectability | The quality of being respectable; The class of... |
| 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 |