Where does “ipoteca” come from?
ipoteca (Italian) comes from French hypothèque, from Latin hypothēca, from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ὑποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ὑπο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
ipoteca (Italian): mortgage; claim; third-person singular present of...
Definitions
- mortgage; claim; third-person singular present of...
Ancestry of “ipoteca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hypothèque | mortgage; obstacle |
| 2 | Latin | hypothēca | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὑποθήκη | suggestion, counsel, warning; pledge, deposit,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποτίθημι | I set before, suggest; put down, pledge; to... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑπο- | under, sub-, hypo-; denoting a small degree,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |