Etymology

insolvency

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Today it means: The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of being unable to pay debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business. Full definition →

English insolvent ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishsolvent
  8. Englishinsolvent
  9. English todayinsolvency

From insolvent + -cy.

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