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Apparently from debitum: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=debt https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=debt English is sometimes closer to Latin than French, e.
by rhizome31 5y ago
Apparently from debitum: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=debt https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=debt
English is sometimes closer to Latin than French, e.g. address ("ad" + "directiare") vs adresse in French
- b3orn 5y agoLooks like another case of the English version gaining a letter to be closer to Latin after borrowing it originally from French: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/address#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/address#English
- user-the-name 5y agoHere's an interesting article about that: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-is-debt-spelled-like-that https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/why-is-debt-sp...
- GavinMcG 5y agoGood lord