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Where does “rentabel” come from?

rentabel (German) comes from French rentable, from French rente, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

rentabel (German): profitable

Definitions

  1. profitable

Ancestry of “rentabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrentableprofitable
2Frenchrenteannuity; benefit; pension; private income
3Old Frenchrenteincome
4Medieval Latinrendita—
5Latinrendō—
6Latinreddō—
7Latindō—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “rentabel”

  • unrentabel
  • rentabel
  • rentabellik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →