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Where does “respectivo” come from?

respectivo (Spanish) comes from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

respectivo (Spanish): respective

Definitions

  1. respective

Ancestry of “respectivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinrespectivusconcerning
2Latinrespectusrespected; looking back; regard, consideration,...
3Latinrespiciō—
4Latinrĕ-—
5Latinprōdūcō—
6Latinprō-—
7Proto-Italic*pro-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “respectivo”

  • respectivamente
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