Translation
responsibility
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Word origin
Built inside Esperanto from respondi ('to answer', from Latin respondere) plus the abstract suffix -ec plus the noun ending -o: literally answer-ness, the state of being answerable. English makes responsibility from the very same Latin root and the very same metaphor.
- Origin
- Esperanto affix formation on a Latin root
- Root
- respond- + -ec- + -o
- English cognates
- respond, responsible
Examples
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Every member has a responsibility in the group.
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The father carries a great responsibility for the family.
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She accepted the new responsibility without fear.
is a textbook -ec word: take , add the quality suffix, and you get the state of having to answer for something. English hides the same logic inside responsibility; Esperanto leaves it in plain sight.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 8: respondeco, bileto, turo and 7 more words.