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Where does “transponder” come from?

transponder (English) comes from English responder, from English respond, from Old French respondre, from Ido respondo, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

transponder (English): A radio or radar transceiver that transmits some...

Definitions

  1. A radio or radar transceiver that transmits some...

Ancestry of “transponder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresponderOne who responds; A person who responds to an...
2EnglishrespondTo say something in return; to answer; to reply;...
3Old Frenchrespondreto reply; to respond
4Idorespondoanswer
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

Words derived from “transponder”

  • microtransponder
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