English
response
Response comes from Old French respuns, from Latin respōnsum ‘answer’, from respondeō ‘to reply’ (re- + spondeō ‘to promise’).
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spend-‘to libate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spondéyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*spondeō‘to promise’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspondeō‘to promise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespondeō‘to reply’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespōnsus‘answered’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespōnsum‘answer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400respuns‘response’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500respounse
- Englishearliest quotation 2013response
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*spend-‘to libate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*spondéyetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*spondeō‘to promise’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEspondeō‘to promise’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespondeō‘to reply’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespōnsus‘answered’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErespōnsum‘answer’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400respuns‘response’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500respounse
- Englishearliest quotation 2013response
Earliest quotation: 2013, -August, Stents to Prevent Stroke: “As we age, the major arteries of our bodies…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *spend- ‘to libate’
through Latin spondeō ‘to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract,…’
spouse, sponsor, despondent, 9 more
through Latin respondeō ‘to reply, answer, respond’
Today it means
noun An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *spend- / response