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Where does “responder” come from?

Responder comes from English respond, from Latin respondeo, combining the prefix re- and root -are, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning to speak or turn.

responder (English): One who responds; A person who responds to an...

Definitions

  1. One who responds; A person who responds to an...

Ancestry of “responder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrespondTo say something in return; to answer; to reply;...
2Old Frenchrespondreto reply; to respond
3Idorespondoanswer
4Latinrespondeō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “responder”

  • autoresponder
  • nonresponder
  • non-responder
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