Etymology

debtor

debt·or
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Today it means: A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt. Full definition →

Middle English dettour ← Old French detour ← Latin debitor
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  1. Latin · derived fromdebitor
  2. Old French · derived fromdetour
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdettour
  4. English todaydebtor

From Middle English dettour, from Old French detour, from Latin debitor, equivalent to debt + -or. Doublet of debitor. Displaced native Old English *sċola.

Words from the same roots

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