Where does “chief rent” come from?
chief rent (English) comes from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
chief rent (English): An annual charge on certain freehold properties in England
Definitions
- An annual charge on certain freehold properties in England
Ancestry of “chief rent”, step by step
chief rent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 2 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 3 | Old French | rente | income |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 5 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 6 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 7 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English chief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chief | A leader or head of a group of people,... |
| 2 | Middle English | chef | A leader, boss, or director; a chief official;... |
| 3 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |