Etymology of the English word amortize
the English word
amortizederived from the Medieval Latin word
admortizarederived from the Old French word
amortirderived from the Vulgar Latin word
admortirederived from the Latin word
mortusDate
The earliest known usage of amortize in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Catalan
amortir, Dutch
amortiseren, French
amortir, German
amortisieren, Italian
ammortire, Norwegian
amortisere, Provençal
amortir, Swedish
amorteraUsage
Word found in Modern English