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?

Mercury · Answer

Dab Debita Dette https://www.dictionary.com/browse/debt scroll down to the "origin of debt" section. pay attention to the **Latin** root.