Etymology

rent

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Today it means: A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property. Full definition →

Middle English rent ← Old French rente ← Early Medieval Latin rendita
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rent · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromreddere
  2. Late Latin · derived fromrendere
  3. Early Medieval Latin · derived fromrendita
  4. Old French · derived fromrente
  5. Middle English · inherited fromrent
  6. English todayrent

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

rent · noun, verb, adjective2

See rend.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinrendere all →

render

Latinreddere all →

render

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