Where does “unrespectfulness” come from?
unrespectfulness (English) comes from English unrespectful, from English respectful, from English respect, from Middle English respect, from Old French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
unrespectfulness (English): Quality of being unrespectful
Definitions
- Quality of being unrespectful
Ancestry of “unrespectfulness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | unrespectful | Not respectful |
| 2 | English | respectful | Marked or characterized by respect |
| 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 |