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
- The section of a pedestal above the base; The...
Ancestry of “dado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dado | die, dice; any small cube-shaped object; stock... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | dadu | — |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |