Where does “respetable” come from?

respetable (Tagalog) comes from Spanish respetable, from Spanish -able, from Latin -ābilis — suffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able.

respetable (Tagalog): respectable; worthy of respect

Definitions

  1. respectable; worthy of respect

Ancestry of “respetable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrespetablerespectable
2Spanish-ableable
3Latin-ābilissuffixed to noun to form adjectives meaning "able to have or bring, prone to have or bring, having the power to have or bring": -able
Every word from Latin -ābilisEvery word from Spanish -ableEvery word from Spanish respetable