render

Where does the word "render" come from? It comes from Latin reddere, passing through Old French before entering English (1300s).

Render’s story begins in Latin: reddere meant “to give back.” To give back, from re- (back) and dare (to give). By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as rendre. Carried into French for giving back or producing something. It reached English by 1300s as render. Settled as the English word for giving, producing, or representing something. Today, render means to provide or produce something, or to represent it in a particular form.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient reddere "to give back", to give back, from re- (back) and dare (to give).
2. Stage 2 · Old French · medieval rendre "to give back, to produce", carried into French for giving back or producing something.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1300s render "to give, produce, or represent something", settled as the English word for giving, producing, or representing something.