Question

Sometimes spelling reform works in reverse, making spelling less phonetic. The words doubt and debt were borrowed from French as douse and det (or dette), but a new awareness of their Latin origins led scholars to insert a b in each to reflect their etymologies. Look up both words in your dictionary. What is the proper Latin root of debt

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Answer 1

Word Origin and History for debt. late 13c., dette , from Old French dete , from Latin debitum "thing owed," neuter past participle of debere "to owe," originally, "keep something away from someone," from de- "away" (see de-) + habere "to have" (see habit).

Answer 2

Answer:

The Latin root of the word "debt" is the word "debĭta."

Explanation:

Debĭta is a Latin word that means to indebt, that is, it means something or an amount of money that is due to a person, a bank, a company, etc. in exchange for something received.

Debt is a concept originating in the Latin debĭta. Its meaning refers to a person's obligation to pay, repay or satisfy something (usually money) to another subject. Examples: "I am very worried because I do not know how I will pay my debts", "I have a debt of 2,000 euros with João", "The most important to not have financial problems is not to incur debt."