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Where does “dado” come from?

Dado comes from Italian dado, from Vulgar Latin dadu, from Latin datum, the past participle of dare meaning to give, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-.

dado (English): The section of a pedestal above the base; The...

Definitions

  1. The section of a pedestal above the base; The...

Ancestry of “dado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandadodie, dice; any small cube-shaped object; stock...
2Vulgar Latindadu—
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre—
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →