Question 1

What does "rente" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

First person singular of the indicative present of 'renter'.
Third person singular of the indicative present of 'renter'.
First person singular of the subjunctive present of 'renter'.
Third person singular of the subjunctive present of 'renter'.
Second person singular of the imperative present of 'renter'.

Question 2

Where does the French word "rente" come from?

Accepted Answer

derived, in Italian rendita, in Catalan, Portuguese, and Occitan renda, from rendita, a popular and nasalized form of the Latin past participle redditus of reddere, which also underwent nasalization to give 'rendre'.

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