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Where does “responsabilità” come from?

responsabilità (Italian) comes from Italian responsabile, from French responsable, from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

responsabilità (Italian): responsibility; liability

Definitions

  1. responsibility; liability

Ancestry of “responsabilità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianresponsabileresponsible, accountable, liable, in charge;...
2Frenchresponsableresponsible; person in charge, manager
3Middle Frenchresponsable—
4Old Frenchresponsable—
5Latinrespōnsus—
6Latinrespondeō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “responsabilità”

  • autoresponsabilità
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