Where does “respōnsus” come from?
respōnsus (Latin) comes from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
respōnsus (Latin): replied
Definitions
- replied
Ancestry of “respōnsus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 2 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 3 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “respōnsus”
- response
- responsibility
- responsible
- irresponsible
- responsibly
- irresponsibility
- nonresponse
- irresponsibly
- responsory
- photoresponse
- responsibleness
- nonresponsibility
- multiresponse
- radioresponse
- nonresponsible
- unresponsible
- overresponse
- piezoresponse
- irresponsibleness
- autoresponse
- responseless
- responsable
- respons
- responsorium