Where does “尋租” come from?
尋租 (Chinese) comes from English rent-seeking, from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō — to give.
尋租 (Chinese): rent-seeking
Definitions
- rent-seeking
Ancestry of “尋租”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rent-seeking | The attempt to profit by manipulating the... |
| 2 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 3 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 4 | Old French | rente | income |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 6 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 8 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |