Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “tapesponding” come from?

tapesponding (English) comes from English tapespondent, from English correspondent, from Medieval Latin correspondens, from Latin correspondeo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

tapesponding (English): Friendly communication by means of early audio...

Definitions

  1. Friendly communication by means of early audio...

Ancestry of “tapesponding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtapespondentA sort of penfriend who communicated by means of...
2EnglishcorrespondentCorresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous;...
3Medieval Latincorrespondenscorresponding
4LatincorrespondeoI correspond; I harmonize; I reciprocate
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →