Where does “debtholder” come from?

debtholder (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.

debtholder (English): An owner of a financial obligation of another...

Definitions

  1. An owner of a financial obligation of another...

Ancestry of “debtholder”, step by step

debtholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English debt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebtAn action, state of mind, or object one has an...
2Middle EnglishdetteGoods or possessions owed to or due to another...
3Old Frenchdetedebt
4Latindēbita
5Latindēbitusowed
6Latindēbeōto owe something, to be under obligation to and for something
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English Hölder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHölderA thing that holds
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-ārefirst conjugation
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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