myEtymology.com: English etymology of riposte

Etymology of the English word riposte

the English word riposte

derived from the French word riposte

derived from the Italian word risposta

derived from the Italian word risposto

derived from the Italian word rispondere

derived 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-

The earliest known usage of riposte in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English