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Where does “irreverence” come from?

irreverence (Old French) comes from Latin irreverentia, from Latin irreverens, from Latin reverens, from Latin revereor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “irreverence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinirreverentiairreverence, disrespect; nominative neuter plural...
2Latinirreverensdisrespectful, irreverent
3Latinreverensrespecting; respectful, reverent; reverent
4LatinrevereorI stand in awe , regard, respect, honor,...
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “irreverence”

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