Where does “liquidate” come from?

liquidate (Italian) comes from Italian liquidare, from Medieval Latin liquidare.

liquidate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “liquidate”, step by step

liquidate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian liquidare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianliquidareTo liquidate; To get rid of; To solve, to settle
2Medieval Latinliquidare—

via Italian liquidato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianliquidatopast participle of liquidare
Every word from Medieval Latin liquidare →Every word from Italian liquidare →