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Where does “dowarie” come from?

dowarie (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “dowarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindotarium—
2Latindōs—
3Proto-Italicdōtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dowarie”

  • dowry
  • dowryless
  • antidowry
  • dowrying
  • dowarye
  • dowry
  • dowery
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