Where does “non-responder” come from?
non-responder (English) comes from English responder, from English respond, from Old French respondre, from Ido respondo, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
non-responder (English): Someone who does not respond
Definitions
- Someone who does not respond
Ancestry of “non-responder”, step by step
non-responder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English responder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | responder | One who responds; A person who responds to an... |
| 2 | English | respond | To say something in return; to answer; to reply;... |
| 3 | Old French | respondre | to reply; to respond |
| 4 | Ido | respondo | answer |
| 5 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |