Etymology of the English word transponder
the English word
transponderderived from the English word
responderderived from 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-using the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
Date
The earliest known usage of transponder in English dates from the 20th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
transpondeurUsage
Word found in Modern English
