Where does “data” come from?

data (Catalan) comes from Late Latin data, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

data (Catalan): date

Definitions

  1. date

Ancestry of “data”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindata
2Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
3Latindāre
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “data

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō
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