Where does “zombie debt” come from?
zombie 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.
Ancestry of “zombie debt”, step by step
zombie debt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English debt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | debt | An action, state of mind, or object one has an... |
| 2 | Middle English | dette | Goods or possessions owed to or due to another... |
| 3 | Old French | dete | debt |
| 4 | Latin | dēbita | — |
| 5 | Latin | dēbitus | owed |
| 6 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |