Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “indemnitee” come from?

indemnitee (English) comes from English indemnity, from Middle English indempnite, from Middle French indemnité, from Latin indemnitas, from Latin indemnis, from Latin in- -is, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

indemnitee (English): A person protected by, or benefiting from, an...

Definitions

  1. A person protected by, or benefiting from, an...

Ancestry of “indemnitee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindemnitySecurity from damage, loss, or penalty; An...
2Middle Englishindempnite—
3Middle Frenchindemnitéinsurance payment
4Latinindemnitassecurity from damage or loss, indemnity
5Latinindemnisunhurt, uninjured
6Latinin- -is—
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →