Where does “fenerate” come from?

fenerate (English) comes from Latin feneratus, from Latin fenero, from Latin faenus, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

fenerate (English): To put money to usury; to lend on interest

Definitions

  1. To put money to usury; to lend on interest

Ancestry of “fenerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfeneratus
2LatinfeneroAlternative form of faenerō; I lend on interest
3Latinfaenusinterest; usury
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Latin faenus →Every word from Latin fenero →
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