English
rente
Rente comes from Old French rente ‘income’, from Latin reddo ‘to give back, return, restore’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘give’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreddoas reddere‘to give back, return, restore’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErendere
- Early Medieval Latinmodernrendita
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rente‘income’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘give’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEreddoas reddere‘to give back, return, restore’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErendere
- Early Medieval Latinmodernrendita
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400rente‘income’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
add, addition, date, delicious, donation, donor, donate, dow, vendor, additive, condone, dowry, rendition, dowager, addendum, perdition, dower, endow, dati, sconce, 38 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to be giving’
dose, anecdote, antidote, dacha, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’
through Latin dō ‘give’
data, die, tradition, treason, vent, 16 more
through Late Latin rendere
Today it means
noun In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / rente