Latin
respondeo
‘to match, to answer to’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin respondeo.
7 English words in this record descend from Latin respondeo, most familiar first.
- response ← respounse ← respuns ← respōnsum
- responsible ← responsable ← responsable ← responsus
- respond ← respounden ← respondre ← respondō
- correspond ← correspondre
- responsa ← respōnsum
- responsum
- responsory ← responsorie ← respōnsōrium ← respōnsus
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Etymograph / Latin respondeo