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Where does “レス” come from?

レス (Japanese) comes from Japanese レスポンス, from English response, from Middle English respounse, from Old French respons, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

レス (Japanese): reply; response; to reply; to respond; -less

Definitions

  1. reply; response; to reply; to respond; -less

Ancestry of “レス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseレスポンス—
2EnglishresponseAn answer or reply, or something in the nature of...
3Middle Englishrespounse—
4Old Frenchrespons—
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
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