Where does “respondent” come from?

respondent (Latin) comes from Latin respondeo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

respondent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “respondent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrespondeoI reply, answer, respond; I measure up; I am...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →