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Where does “coresponsabilité” come from?

coresponsabilité (French) comes from French responsabilité, from English responsibility, from English responsible, from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

coresponsabilité (French): joint responsibility

Definitions

  1. joint responsibility

Ancestry of “coresponsabilité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchresponsabilitéresponsibility
2EnglishresponsibilityThe state of being responsible, accountable, or...
3EnglishresponsibleHaving the duty of taking care of something;...
4Middle Frenchresponsable—
5Old Frenchresponsable—
6Latinrespōnsus—
7Latinrespondeō—
8Latinrĕ-—
9Latinprōdūcō—
10Latinprō-—
11Proto-Italic*pro-—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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