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Where does “surresponse” come from?

surresponse (English) comes from English response, from Middle English respounse, from Old French respons, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

surresponse (English): A second response, typically by the defending...

Definitions

  1. A second response, typically by the defending...

Ancestry of “surresponse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresponseAn answer or reply, or something in the nature of...
2Middle Englishrespounse—
3Old Frenchrespons—
4Latinrespōnsus—
5Latinrespondeō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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