LOAN (adapted from the Scandinavian

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• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of a word

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• COMMON

common to

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• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic

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• LANGUAGES

languages, cf. Swed. Mn, Icel. lan, Dut. leen; the O.E. laen appears in " lend," the ultimate source is seen in the

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• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root of Gr. Xeiaecv and

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• LAT

Lat. linquere, to leave)  , that which is lent; a sum of money or something of value lent for a specific or in-definite period when it or its equivalent is to be repaid or returned, usually at a specified rate of interest (see USURY and MONEY-LENDING) . For public loans see FINANCE, NATIONAL DEBT, and the various sections on finance under the names of the various countries .