Where does “debiteur” come from?
debiteur (Dutch) comes from Middle French debiteur, 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.
debiteur (Dutch): A debtor, party with a debit on an account
Definitions
- A debtor, party with a debit on an account
Ancestry of “debiteur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | debiteur | debtor |
| 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 |