Where does “répondre” come from?

répondre (French) comes from Middle French respondre, 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.

répondre (French): To reply, to answer; To answer for

Definitions

To reply, to answer; To answer for

Ancestry of “répondre”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	respondre	to reply; to respond
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

Words derived from “répondre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →