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
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

Words derived from “dado”

dadoed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →