Where does “unrespectably” come from?
unrespectably (English) comes from English unrespectable, from English respectable, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unrespectably (English): In an unrespectable manner
Definitions
- In an unrespectable manner
Ancestry of “unrespectably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unrespectable | Not respectable; One who is not respectable |
| 2 | English | respectable | Deserving respect; Decent; satisfactory;... |
| 3 | English | respect | an attitude of consideration or high regard; good... |
| 4 | Middle English | respect | — |
| 5 | Old French | respect | — |
| 6 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 7 | Latin | respiciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |