Where does “robo-debt” come from?

robo-debt (English) comes from English debt, from Middle English dette, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

robo-debt (English): An automated process of debt recovery, especially that employed by Centrelink

Definitions

  1. An automated process of debt recovery, especially that employed by Centrelink

Ancestry of “robo-debt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebtAn action, state of mind, or object one has an...
2Middle EnglishdetteGoods or possessions owed to or due to another...
3Old Frenchdetedebt
4Latindēbita
5Latindēbitusowed
6Latindēbeōto owe something, to be under obligation to and for something
7Latindē-of; from
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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