Where does “datemark” come from?
datemark (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.
datemark (English): A marking that indicates a date
Definitions
- A marking that indicates a date
Ancestry of “datemark”, step by step
datemark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English date
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 2 | Middle English | date | — |
| 3 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 4 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via English Mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 2 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 3 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |