Etymology of Real Estate
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 | | |In law, the average real word on one thing (res / rei, thing, O.Fr. rolls and LL realistic "real", latin. Res, "thing" [2]), that the it differs from one person. Thus, the general law distinguishes between "real" property (land and everything that is affixed) and "personal" property (everything else, for example, clothing, furniture, silver). The conceptual difference between immovable property, which under along with the land transfer, and movable property, a person who would retain the title. The oldest use of the term "Real Estate" which has been preserved in historical documents was in 1666.
The use of "real" to refer to land also reflects the former preference for land and property thereof (and the owners thereof). This, in turn, reflects the values of the medieval feudal system, which is the ultimate root of the common law.
He argued that the Real word is derived from "royal" (The word-Royal and its related real Spanish word come from latin-related rex Regis, ie king. For hundreds of years, the royal family / King owned the land, and farmers paid the rent or property taxes to be on the Royal's land. The word "real" in Spanish is "Royal". Similar to El Camino Real, or Royal Street. Today , As hundreds of years in the past, we pay taxes, or rent on government land or the Royal Estate). However, the "real" in "property" is derived from the latin "thing".
The use of "real" to refer to land also reflects the former preference for land and property thereof (and the owners thereof). This, in turn, reflects the values of the medieval feudal system, which is the ultimate root of the common law.
He argued that the Real word is derived from "royal" (The word-Royal and its related real Spanish word come from latin-related rex Regis, ie king. For hundreds of years, the royal family / King owned the land, and farmers paid the rent or property taxes to be on the Royal's land. The word "real" in Spanish is "Royal". Similar to El Camino Real, or Royal Street. Today , As hundreds of years in the past, we pay taxes, or rent on government land or the Royal Estate). However, the "real" in "property" is derived from the latin "thing".
