Where does “unrentable” come from?
unrentable (English) comes from English rentable, 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.
unrentable (English): Not fit, suitable or appropriate to be rented
Definitions
- Not fit, suitable or appropriate to be rented
Ancestry of “unrentable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rentable | suitable for, or capable of being, rented |
| 2 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 3 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 4 | Old French | rente | income |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 6 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 8 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |