Where does “redevență” come from?
redevență (Romanian) comes from French redevance, from French redevoir, from French devoir, from Italian dovere, from Spanish deber, from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
redevență (Romanian): royalty fee
Definitions
- royalty fee
Ancestry of “redevență”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | redevance | royalty, rent (especially resource or economic rent) |
| 2 | French | redevoir | to owe again; to have to again |
| 3 | French | devoir | duty; exercise, assignment; must, to have to,... |
| 4 | Italian | dovere | to owe; to have to do something; duty |
| 5 | Spanish | deber | obligation, duty; debt; should, ought |
| 6 | Old Spanish | dever | — |
| 7 | Latin | dēbeō | to owe something, to be under obligation to and for something |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |