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Where does “antirentism” come from?

antirentism (English) comes from English antirent, 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.

antirentism (English): The beliefs of the antirenters

Definitions

  1. The beliefs of the antirenters

Ancestry of “antirentism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantirentOpposing the collection of outstanding rents in...
2EnglishrentA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order...
3Middle Englishrent—
4Old Frenchrenteincome
5Medieval Latinrendita—
6Latinrendō—
7Latinreddō—
8Latindō—
9Proto-Italicdidōgive
10Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →