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Where does “nonresponsibility” come from?

nonresponsibility (English) comes from English responsibility, from English responsible, from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

nonresponsibility (English): Absence of responsibility; not being responsible

Definitions

  1. Absence of responsibility; not being responsible

Ancestry of “nonresponsibility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresponsibilityThe state of being responsible, accountable, or...
2EnglishresponsibleHaving the duty of taking care of something;...
3Middle Frenchresponsable—
4Old Frenchresponsable—
5Latinrespōnsus—
6Latinrespondeō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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