Middle English word respons comes from Latin respondeo, and later Latin responsum (Answer, response.)

Detailed word origin of respons

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
respondeo	Latin (lat)	(figuratively) I measure up. (of a sound) I re-echo, resound. I am present, I appear, attend. I make a return, yield. I meet or answer (a charge). I meet, agree, accord or correspond with, conform to, answer for. I reply, answer, respond.
responsus	Latin (lat)
responsum	Latin (lat)	Answer, response.
responce	Old French (fro)
respounse	Middle English (enm)

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