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by BillyGEE on March 28th, 2008

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MORTGAGE---IS THIS A LATIN WORD...??? Does the Latin "Mort" have anything to do with the word mortgage...??? MORT means Death in Latin...( I think ) Anyone know any information...?

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  • by Quirkie on April 21st, 2008

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    Mortgage comes from mort meaning death in French (mortuus in Latin) + gage meaning promise in Old French.

    I think it means that you promise to give the mortgage people your house, but when you've paid it all back, the promise dies.

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  • by lizbest1 on February 2nd, 2009

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    Historically, when the oldest son of a nobleman needed large sums of money which his father refused to give him, he often turned to borrowing.
    In arranging the loan, he would gage or “pledge” to repay the debt when his father died (at which time the son expected to receive his inheritance).

    So it is that mortgage originally meant a pledge to repay upon the death of one’s father.

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  • by Gi57 on March 28th, 2008

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    It's all starting to make sense to be now. gage probably means freedom. I definitely experienced a Death of my Freedom when i took out a Mortgage!

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  • by Tamilze on March 28th, 2008

    Tamilze

    I know the "mort" part originally comes from the Latin "mortuus," meaning dead. I don't know why....probably because I don't know what the "gage" part is all about.

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  • by Michael_C3552 on April 15th, 2012

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    Mortgage in latin = mort + gage. In English, the direct translation is death + promise/ pledge. I believe it's an appropriate deffinition used for people to buy a house, because the bank literally has a death promise to collect if you don't pay up

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  • by Jijijij on March 23rd, 2010

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    Latin root mort means death and Latin root Gage means grip. Deathgrip. ...." does my lender have a deathgrip on me?" is the question you should be asking

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