Etymology

hypothec

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Today it means: In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent. Full definition →

Latin hypothēca ← Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑποθήκη“warning, pledge”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhypothēca“pledge, mortgage”
  3. English todayhypothec

From Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑποθήκη all →

hypothecate

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