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
- Absence of responsibility; not being responsible
Ancestry of “nonresponsibility”, step by step
nonresponsibility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English responsibility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | responsibility | The state of being responsible, accountable, or... |
| 2 | English | responsible | Having the duty of taking care of something;... |
| 3 | Middle French | responsable | — |
| 4 | Old French | responsable | — |
| 5 | Latin | respōnsus | replied |
| 6 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |