Where does “emprunt” come from?
emprunt (French) comes from French emprunter, from Middle French emprunter, from Old French emprunter, from Vulgar Latin *imprūmūtāre, from Latin imprōmūtuāre, from Latin prōmūtuārī.
emprunt (French): loan; loan, borrowing
Definitions
- loan; loan, borrowing
Ancestry of “emprunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | emprunter | to borrow; to take, to follow |
| 2 | Middle French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 3 | Old French | emprunter | to borrow |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *imprūmūtāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | imprōmūtuāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōmūtuārī | — |