Where does “відповідальність” come from?

відповідальність (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian відповіда́льний, from Ukrainian відповідати, from Ukrainian від-, from Ukrainian сканувати, from English scan, from Middle English scannen, from Middle English scanden, from Latin scandere — to jump up, ascend.

відповідальність (Ukrainian): responsibility, accountability, liability

Definitions

  1. responsibility, accountability, liability

Ancestry of “відповідальність”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвідповіда́льнийresponsible, answerable, accountable, liable having the duty or ability to be held to account
2Ukrainianвідповідатиto answer, to respond
3Ukrainianвід-dis-, away; indicates physical or abstract movement apart, detachment, or removal from a point of origin or connection. Often forms perfective verbs
4Ukrainianскануватиto scan
5EnglishscanTo examine sequentially, carefully, or...
6Middle Englishscannento mark off verse to show metrical structure
7Middle EnglishscandenAlternative form of schonden
8Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-Every word from Latin scandōEvery word from Latin scandere