Where does “Zinsswap” come from?
Zinsswap (German) comes from German zins, from Middle High German zins, from Old High German zins, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti — to cover, conceal; hornless.
Zinsswap (German): interest rate swap
Definitions
- interest rate swap
Ancestry of “Zinsswap”, step by step
Zinsswap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zins | interest |
| 2 | Middle High German | zins | tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent |
| 3 | Old High German | zins | tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent |
| 4 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 5 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |