Where does “rente” come from?
rente (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
rente (Old French): income
Definitions
- income
Ancestry of “rente”, step by step
rente traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin rendita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 2 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 3 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 4 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Latin reddita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | reddita | nominative feminine singular of redditus;... |
| 2 | Latin | reddo | I give back, return, restore; I give up, hand... |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |