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Where does “responsabilidade” come from?

responsabilidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese responsável, from French responsable, from Middle French responsable, from Old French responsable, from Latin respōnsus, from Latin respondeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

responsabilidade (Portuguese): responsibility, responsibleness; accountability

Definitions

  1. responsibility, responsibleness; accountability

Ancestry of “responsabilidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseresponsávelresponsible; liable, accountable, answerable
2Frenchresponsableresponsible; person in charge, manager
3Middle Frenchresponsable—
4Old Frenchresponsable—
5Latinrespōnsus—
6Latinrespondeō—
7Latinrĕ-—
8Latinprōdūcō—
9Latinprō-—
10Proto-Italic*pro-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “responsabilidade”

  • irresponsabilidade
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