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Where does “endetter” come from?

endetter (French) comes from French dette, from Middle French debte, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

endetter (French): to indebt; to put someone or something into debt;...

Definitions

  1. to indebt; to put someone or something into debt;...

Ancestry of “endetter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdettedebt
2Middle Frenchdebtedebt
3Old Frenchdetedebt
4Latindēbita—
5Latindēbitus—
6Latindēbeō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “endetter”

  • surendettement
  • désendettement
  • désendetter
  • endettement
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