Where does “rentable” come from?
rentable (English) comes from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
rentable (English): suitable for, or capable of being, rented
Definitions
- suitable for, or capable of being, rented
Ancestry of “rentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 2 | Middle English | rent | — |
| 3 | Old French | rente | income |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 5 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 6 | Latin | reddō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “rentable”