noun, masculine/usteˈdeo/
Use of the polite pronoun usted rather than informal pronouns
Antonyms: tuteo
Etymology tree Spanish usted Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish ustedeardeverb. Spanish ustedeo Deverbal from ustedear.