Where does “rentable” come from?

rentable (Catalan) comes from Catalan rentar, from Old Catalan reentar, from Latin recentāre, from Latin recēns, from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- — to set oneself in motion, arise.

rentable (Catalan): washable

Definitions

  1. washable

Ancestry of “rentable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrentarto wash; to wash up
2Old Catalanreentar—
3Latinrecentāre—
4Latinrecēnsnew, recent, lately, newly, green, refreshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Latin recēns →Every word from Latin recentāre →