Where does “respetuosamente” come from?
respetuosamente (Spanish) comes from Spanish respetuoso, from Spanish respeto, from Latin respectus, from Latin respiciō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
respetuosamente (Spanish): respectfully
Ancestry of “respetuosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | respetuoso | respectful |
| 2 | Spanish | respeto | 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 |