Where does “rentier” come from?
Rentier comes from French rentier, formed from French rente with the suffix French -ier, derived from Middle French -er, which developed from Latin -arius, a suffix forming agent nouns from verbs ending in Latin -are.
rentier (English): An individual who receives an income, usually...
Definitions
- An individual who receives an income, usually...
Ancestry of “rentier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rentier | rentier |
| 2 | French | rente | annuity; benefit; pension; private income |
| 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 |