indemnity

The story

1. Latin · derived fromindemnis“undamaged”
2. Late Latin · derived fromindemnitās“security from damage”
3. Middle French · derived fromindemnité
4. Middle English · inherited fromindempnite
5. English todayindemnity

From late Middle English indempnite, from Middle French indemnité, from Late Latin indemnitās (“security from damage”), from Latin indemnis (“undamaged”), from in- (“not”) + damnum (“damage”).

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