Where does “respondé” come from?
respondé (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish responder, from Old Spanish responder, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
respondé (Papiamentu): to answer, to reply
Definitions
- to answer, to reply
Ancestry of “respondé”, step by step
respondé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish responder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | responder | to answer, to reply |
| 2 | Old Spanish | responder | to answer; to reply |
| 3 | Latin | respondeō | to reply, answer, respond |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Portuguese responder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | responder | to answer; to reply; to retort frequently; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | responder | — |
| 3 | Latin | respondere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | respondeo | I reply, answer, respond; I measure up; I am... |
| 5 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |