The story
- Latin · derived fromrespōnsus“answered”
- Late Latin · derived fromrespōnsōrium
- Middle English · inherited fromresponsorie
- English todayresponsory
Inherited from Middle English responsorie, from Late Latin respōnsōrium, from Latin respōnsus (“answered”), from the verb respondeō (“to answer”). Compare respond.
Words from the same roots
Latinrespōnsus all →
responsible
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.