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Where does “rispetto” come from?

rispetto (Italian) comes from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

rispetto (Italian): respect, deference; adherence; compared to

Definitions

  1. respect, deference; adherence; compared to

Ancestry of “rispetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
2Latinrespiciō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rispetto”

  • rispettoso
  • irrispettoso
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