Etymology of the English word respite
the English word
respitederived from the Old French word
respitderived from the Latin word
respectus (looking back; refuge, regard)
derived from the Latin word
respicere (look back at; gaze at; consider)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
spicere (look at, see)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-derived from the Old French word
respitederived from the Latin word
respectus (looking back; refuge, regard)
derived from the Latin word
respicere (look back at; gaze at; consider)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
spicere (look at, see)
derived from the Latin word
specere (to look at; look at, see)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spek-Date
The earliest known usage of respite in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
respited,
respitingUsage
Word found in Modern English
