Where does “response” come from?

response (Old French) comes from Old French respons, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

response (Old French): response

Definitions

  1. response

Ancestry of “response”, step by step

response traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French respons

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrespons—
2Latinrespōnsusreplied
3Latinrespondeōto reply, answer, respond
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin respōnsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrespōnsumanswer, response

Words derived from “response”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →