Where does “unmortgage” come from?
unmortgage (English) comes from English mortgage, from Middle French mortgage, from Anglo-Norman morgage, from Old French mort, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
unmortgage (English): To release from a mortgage
Definitions
- To release from a mortgage
Ancestry of “unmortgage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mortgage | A special form of secured loan where the purpose... |
| 2 | Middle French | mortgage | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | morgage | mortgage |
| 4 | Old French | mort | past participle of morir; dead; death |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |