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Where does “sub-renter” come from?

sub-renter (English) comes from English renter, from English rent, from Middle English rent, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō — to give.

sub-renter (English): subleaser

Definitions

  1. subleaser

Ancestry of “sub-renter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrenterOne who rents property or other goods from...
2EnglishrentA payment made by a tenant at intervals in order...
3Middle Englishrent—
4Old Frenchrenteincome
5Medieval Latinrendita—
6Latinrendō—
7Latinreddō—
8Latindō—
9Proto-Italicdidōgive
10Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →