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Where does “correspondent” come from?

correspondent (Dutch) comes from Middle French correspondant, from Latin correspondēns.

correspondent (Dutch): A correspondent, in particular a reporter

Definitions

  1. A correspondent, in particular a reporter

Ancestry of “correspondent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcorrespondant—
2Latincorrespondēns—
Every word from Latin correspondēns →