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Where does “rispettabile” come from?

rispettabile (Italian) comes from Italian rispettare, from Latin respecto, from Latin spectō, from Latin speciō, from Proto-Italic spekjō, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.

rispettabile (Italian): respectable; sizeable, considerable

Definitions

  1. respectable; sizeable, considerable

Ancestry of “rispettabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrispettareto respect, honour; to observe, obey, comply...
2LatinrespectoI look back, around, continuously or intently; I...
3Latinspectō—
4Latinspeciō—
5Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “rispettabile”

  • rispettabilmente
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