Where does “rente” come from?

rente (French) comes from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, 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.

rente (French): annuity; benefit; pension; private income

Definitions

  1. annuity; benefit; pension; private income

Ancestry of “rente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrenteincome
2Medieval Latinrendita
3Latinrendō
4Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
5Latinto give
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “rente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-