Where does “debt trap diplomacy” come from?
debt trap diplomacy (English) comes from English debt trap, from English debt, from Middle English dette, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
debt trap diplomacy (English): A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country
Definitions
- A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country
Ancestry of “debt trap diplomacy”, step by step
debt trap diplomacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English debt trap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debt trap | A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones |
| 2 | English | debt | An action, state of mind, or object one has an... |
| 3 | Middle English | dette | Goods or possessions owed to or due to another... |
| 4 | Old French | dete | debt |
| 5 | Latin | dēbita | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēbitus | owed |
| 7 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via English diplomacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diplomacy | The art and practice of conducting international... |
| 2 | French | diplomatie | The profession and study of diplomacy, conducting... |
| 3 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 4 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 5 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |