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habere
Latin · ancient
"to have, to hold"
to have, to hold, combined with de- (away, from)
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debere
Latin · ancient
"to owe"
to owe, from de- and habere
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Stage 3 of 4
dette
Old French · medieval
"something owed to another"
carried into French for something owed to another
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debt
English · 1300s
"a sum of money or obligation owed to someone"
settled as the English word for a sum of money or obligation owed
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