Where does “rispettabilmente” come from?
rispettabilmente (Italian) comes from Italian rispettabile, 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.
rispettabilmente (Italian): respectably
Ancestry of “rispettabilmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | rispettabile | respectable; sizeable, considerable |
| 2 | Italian | rispettare | to respect, honour; to observe, obey, comply... |
| 3 | Latin | respecto | I look back, around, continuously or intently; I... |
| 4 | Latin | spectō | — |
| 5 | Latin | speciō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |