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.

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What is the proper Latin root of debt?

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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?

jonathanvaldes98 · Answer

Doubt comes from the Latin dubitare, it means to waver, hesitate. Debt is from a different word, also Latin, debere, meaning to owe. - See more at: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-proper-latin-root-of-debt#sthash.QIGdrTRK.dpuf

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