Where does “Dottie” come from?
Dottie derives from English dot plus the English diminutive suffix -y, which comes from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Ancestry of “Dottie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Dot | — |
| 2 | French | dot | dowry, marriage portion |
| 3 | Latin | dōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “Dottie”