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hypothecate

The origin and history of hypothecate.

Etymology

From Latin hypothecatus, the past participle of hypotheco, hypothecare, which was itself derived from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, "pledge"), from the verb ὑποτίθημι (hupotíthēmi, "to pledge as surety").

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