Etymology

correspond

cor·res·pond
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Today it means: To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc. Full definition →

Middle French correspondre ← Latin com-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcom-“with”
  2. Middle French · derived fromcorrespondre
  3. English todaycorrespond

From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.

Words from the same roots

Latincom- all →

combatcompoundcomplaincompasscommenceconsanguinitycomperecommensurablecompotatorcondescendence

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