Where does “Dorothy” come from?

Dorothy derives from Latin Dorothea, from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα, a feminine name formed from δῶρον gift and θέα goddess, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-.

Ancestry of “Dorothy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΔωροθέα—
2Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
3Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “Dorothy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic dṓron →