Etymology of the English word respond
the English word
respondderived from the Old French word
respondrederived from the Latin word
respondere (answer)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
spondere (promise, give pledge, undertaking)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spend-derived from the French word
respondderived from the Latin word
respondere (answer)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
spondere (promise, give pledge, undertaking)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*spend-Date
The earliest known usage of respond in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
responder,
responded,
respondingCognates
Italian
rispondere, Latin
respondereUsage
Word found in Modern English
