What is the Latin word for respect?
What is the Latin word for respect?
Etymology. From Middle English respect, from Old French respect, also respit (“respect, regard, consideration”), from Latin respectus (“a looking at, regard, respect”), perfect passive participle of respiciō (“look at, look back upon, respect”), from re- (“back”) + speciō (“to see”).
What is respect derived?
respect (v.) 1540s, “to regard, notice with especial attention,” from French respecter “look back; respect; delay” (16c.), from Latin respectere, frequentative of respicere “look back at, regard, consider,” from re- “back” (see re-) + specere “look at” (from PIE root *spek- “to observe”).
What is the definition of being respectful?
If you’re respectful, you show consideration and regard for someone or something. Be respectful of your neighbors and turn down your disco music when it gets late. Respectful is the adjective form of the common word respect, which means a feeling of admiration.
What is the French word for respect?
Cross Translation:
| From | To |
|---|---|
| • respect | → égard; point |
| • respect | → piété |
| • respect | → respect |
| • respect | → respecter |
When was the word respect first used?
The meaning “esteem for a person, thing, or quality” first appeared in 1526; the corresponding verb meaning “to hold in esteem” is first recorded in 1583. The prepositional phrase with respect to “referring to; concerning” dates to the mid-16th century.
How do you say respect in other languages?
In other languages respect
- Arabic: اِحْتِرام
- Brazilian Portuguese: respeito.
- Chinese: 尊敬
- Croatian: poštovanje.
- Czech: úcta.
- Danish: respekt.
- Dutch: respect.
- European Spanish: respeto.
How do you say honor in Arabic?
“honor” in Arabic
- volume_up. أَوْفى
- احْتَرَمَ
- قَدَّرَ
