Etymology of the Latin word respectus
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-Derivations in Latin
respectivusDerivations in other languages
French
respit, French
respect, French
respite, Italian
rispetto, Portuguese
respectivo, Portuguese
respeito, Spanish
respecto, Spanish
respetoCognates
Catalan
respecte, Dutch
respect, English
respect, French
respect, French
répit, German
Respekt, Italian
rispetto, Norwegian
respekt, Portuguese
respeito, Provençal
respieg, Spanish
respecto, Swedish
respekt
