Where does “rental” come from?
Rental derives from English rent, which comes from Old French rente, from Vulgar Latin rendita, from Latin reddo meaning to give back or return.
rental (English): Something that is rented; The payment made to...
Definitions
- Something that is rented; The payment made to...
Ancestry of “rental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 2 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 3 | Old French | rente | income |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 5 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 6 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 7 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |