hypothecate

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑποθήκη“pledge”
2. Latin · derived fromhypothecatus
3. English todayhypothecate

From Latin hypothecatus, past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare. This was in turn derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “pledge”), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, “to pledge as surety”).

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