Where does “underrespond” come from?
underrespond (English) comes from English respond, from Old French respondre, from Ido respondo, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
underrespond (English): To respond inadequately, or less than others
Definitions
- To respond inadequately, or less than others
Ancestry of “underrespond”, step by step
underrespond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English respond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | respond | To say something in return; to answer; to reply;... |
| 2 | Old French | respondre | to reply; to respond |
| 3 | Ido | respondo | answer |
| 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 |