Where does “responsibilization” come from?
responsibilization (English) comes from English responsibilize, 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.
responsibilization (English): of responsibility from higher authorities to communities or individuals who are then called on to take an active role in resolving their own problems
Definitions
- of responsibility from higher authorities to communities or individuals who are then called on to take an active role in resolving their own problems
Ancestry of “responsibilization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | responsibilize | To make responsible; to imbue with a sense of responsibility |
| 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 |