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Where does “surendettement” come from?

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

surendettement (French): excessive debt

Definitions

  1. excessive debt

Ancestry of “surendettement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchendettementdebt
2Frenchendetterto indebt; to put someone or something into debt;...
3Frenchdettedebt
4Middle Frenchdebtedebt
5Old Frenchdetedebt
6Latindēbita—
7Latindēbitus—
8Latindēbeō—
9Latindē-—
10Latindē—
11Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
12Latinposteablative singular of postis
13Proto-Italicposti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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