Where does “respondi” come from?

respondi (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.

respondi (Latin): first-person singular perfect active indicative...

Definitions

first-person singular perfect active indicative...

Ancestry of “respondi”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	respondeo	I reply, answer, respond; I measure up; I am...
2	Latin	re-	back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3	Proto-Indo-European	wret-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	wert-	to turn, to rotate
5	Proto-Indo-European	wer-	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- →