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Where does “hypothéquer” come from?

hypothéquer (French) comes from French hypothèque, from Latin hypothēca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hypothéquer (French): to hypothecate; to mortgage

Definitions

  1. to hypothecate; to mortgage

Ancestry of “hypothéquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhypothèquemortgage; obstacle
2Latinhypothēca—
3Ancient Greekὑποθήκηsuggestion, counsel, warning; pledge, deposit,...
4Ancient GreekὑποτίθημιI set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to...
5Ancient Greekὑπο-under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,...
6Ancient Greekὑπό
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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