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Where does “écoresponsable” come from?

écoresponsable (French) comes from French responsable, from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

écoresponsable (French): eco-responsible

Definitions

  1. eco-responsible

Ancestry of “écoresponsable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchresponsableresponsible; person in charge, manager
2Middle Frenchresponsable—
3Old Frenchresponsable—
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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