Where does “debet” come from?
debet (Dutch) comes from Middle French debet, from Latin dēbitum, from Latin dēbēre, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
debet (Dutch): debit, due to the account holder by a third party
Definitions
- debit, due to the account holder by a third party
Ancestry of “debet”, step by step
debet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French debet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | debet | — |
| 2 | Latin | dēbitum | A debt; something that is owed to another person or entity |
| 3 | Latin | dēbēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Middle Dutch debet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | debet | — |
| 2 | Latin | debet | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | debere | present active infinitive of dēbeō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | debeo | to owe something, to be under obligation to and... |
| 5 | Latin | dehibeo | I have from |
| 6 | Latin | de- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | de | The name of the letter "D"; of, concerning,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |