rent
RENT · noun
Origin
Rent comes from Middle English rent or rente, borrowed from Old French rente, which traces back to Early Medieval Latin rendita, itself from Late Latin rendere, a descendant of Latin reddere.
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Related words
The word's entry points to 'rend' as a related term.
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From Late Latin
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