Where does “airdate” come from?

airdate (English) comes from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

airdate (English): The date on which a television or radio program...

Definitions

  1. The date on which a television or radio program...

Ancestry of “airdate”, step by step

airdate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English date

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdateThe fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix...
2Middle Englishdate—
3Old Frenchdatedate point in time
4Latindatanominative feminine singular of datus; nominative...
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr—
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →