Where does “rendre” come from?
rendre (French) comes from Middle French rendre, from Old French rendre, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
rendre (French): to render; to make; to give back; to return
Definitions
- to render; to make; to give back; to return
Ancestry of “rendre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | rendre | — |
| 2 | Old French | rendre | to give back; to return |
| 3 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 4 | Latin | reddō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “rendre”