Where does “debtee” come from?
debtee (English) comes from English debt, from Middle English dette, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
debtee (English): One who is owed a debt; a creditor
Definitions
- One who is owed a debt; a creditor
Ancestry of “debtee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | debt | An action, state of mind, or object one has an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dette | Goods or possessions owed to or due to another... |
| 3 | Old French | dete | debt |
| 4 | Latin | dēbita | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēbitus | — |
| 6 | Latin | dēbeō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |