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Where does “renta” come from?

renta (Icelandic) comes from Danish rente, from Middle Low German rente, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

renta (Icelandic): interest; used in set phrases

Definitions

  1. interest; used in set phrases

Ancestry of “renta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrenteinterest
2Middle Low Germanrenteinterest
3Old Frenchrenteincome
4Medieval Latinrendita—
5Latinrendō—
6Latinreddō—
7Latindō—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →