Where does “rendre” come from?

rendre (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin rendo, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

rendre (Franco-Provençal): to render; to give back; to make

Definitions

  1. to render; to give back; to make

Ancestry of “rendre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrendo—
2Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
3Latindōto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →