Where does “responsable” come from?

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

responsable (French): responsible; person in charge, manager

Definitions

  1. responsible; person in charge, manager

Ancestry of “responsable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchresponsable—
2Old Frenchresponsable—
3Latinrespōnsusreplied
4Latinrespondeōto reply, answer, respond
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “responsable”

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