Where does “responsible” come from?
Responsible comes from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsible, meaning one who answers or is answerable for something.
responsible (English): Having the duty of taking care of something;...
Definitions
- Having the duty of taking care of something;...
Ancestry of “responsible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | responsable | — |
| 2 | Old French | responsable | — |
| 3 | Latin | respōnsus | replied |
| 4 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “responsible”
- responsibility
- irresponsible
- responsibly
- irresponsibility
- irresponsibly
- responsibleness
- nonresponsibility
- nonresponsible
- unresponsible
- irresponsibleness
- eco-responsible
- responsibilize
- co-responsible
- semiresponsible
- superresponsible
- response
- レスポンシブル
- responsabilité
- unresponsibleness
- co-responsibility
- interresponsibility
- irresponsibilism
- irresponsibilist
- responsibilization