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"Debt" and "debit": Convergent evolution?
The words "debt" and "debit" are similar in meaning, and in spelling. Is this just a lingual example of convergent evolution (by which I mean two words circuitously arrive at similar spellings despite different roots), or do the words have the same root?
Furthermore, what are their roots?
1 Answer
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Debit means left side
Same roots
It comes from accounting when you are in debt it means you owe money which is an asset to the person loaning the money to you.