Where does “респектабельный” come from?
респектабельный (Russian) comes from French respectable, from French respect, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
респектабельный (Russian): respectable; dignified, well-bred, polished;...
Definitions
- respectable; dignified, well-bred, polished;...
Ancestry of “респектабельный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | respectable | respectable |
| 2 | French | respect | respect |
| 3 | Latin | respectus | respected; looking back; regard, consideration,... |
| 4 | Latin | respiciō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |