Where does “liferenter” come from?
liferenter (English) comes from English renter, from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō — to give.
liferenter (English): One who has a liferent
Definitions
- One who has a liferent
Ancestry of “liferenter”, step by step
liferenter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English renter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | renter | One who rents property or other goods from... |
| 2 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 3 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 4 | Old French | rente | income |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 6 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 8 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English life
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | life | The state of organisms preceding their death,... |
| 2 | Middle English | lyf | life |
| 3 | Old English | līf | life, existence; life-time |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |