English
hypothec
Hypothec comes from Latin hypothēca ‘pledge, mortgage’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑποθήκηhupothḗkē‘warning, pledge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypothēca‘pledge, mortgage’
- Englishtodayhypothec
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEὑποθήκηhupothḗkē‘warning, pledge’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhypothēca‘pledge, mortgage’
- Englishtodayhypothec
Every English word from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη
Today it means
noun In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη / hypothec