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Where does “responsive” come from?

Responsive comes from Middle French responsif, derived from Late Latin responsivus, meaning "answering" or "inclined to answer."

responsive (English): answering, replying or responding; able to...

Definitions

  1. answering, replying or responding; able to...

Ancestry of “responsive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchresponsif—
2Latinresponsivus—

Words derived from “responsive”

  • responsiveness
  • unresponsive
  • responsivity
  • unresponsiveness
  • responsively
  • nonresponsive
  • irresponsive
  • hyperresponsiveness
  • hyporesponsiveness
  • nonresponsiveness
  • thermoresponsive
  • hyporesponsive
  • irresponsiveness
  • hyperresponsive
  • unresponsively
  • photoresponsive
  • overresponsive
  • underresponsive
  • bioresponsive
  • radioresponsive
  • hyperresponsivity
  • photoresponsivity
  • mechanoresponsive
  • osmoresponsive
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