Correspond
/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɒnd/noun
To match, agree, or be in communication by letter or message.
Did you know?The word entered English through French from Latin *correspondēre*, where *spondēre* meant “to pledge” or “to promise” — the same oath-root behind words like *respond* and *despond*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spend-
“to make a solemn libation or pledge”
Latin
Latin
spondēre
“to promise solemnly, pledge oneself”
Latin
Latin
correspondēre
“to answer or agree with, to be in harmony with”
Old French
Old French
correspondre
“to answer, match, or be in correspondence”
Late Middle English
English
correspond
“to answer one another; to be in agreement”
Modern English
English
correspond
“to be in agreement or to exchange letters”