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
Ancestry of “rentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | rentar | to wash; to wash up |
| 2 | Old Catalan | reentar | — |
| 3 | Latin | recentāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | recēns | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |