Where does “rentee” come from?
rentee (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.
rentee (English): One who rents from somebody
Definitions
- One who rents from somebody
Ancestry of “rentee”, step by step
rentee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rent
| 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 |