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
- A person protected by, or benefiting from, an...
Ancestry of “indemnitee”, step by step
indemnitee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English indemnity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indemnity | Security from damage, loss, or penalty; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | indempnite | indemnity security from loss |
| 3 | Middle French | indemnité | insurance payment |
| 4 | Latin | indemnitas | security from damage or loss, indemnity |
| 5 | Latin | indemnis | unhurt, uninjured |
| 6 | Latin | in- -is | less, without, lacking |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |