Where does “donate” come from?
Donate comes from Middle French donation, from Latin donatio (act of giving), derived from Latin donum (gift) and the verb dō (to give), ultimately from Proto-Italic didō.
donate (English): To make a donation; to give away something of...
Definitions
- To make a donation; to give away something of...
Ancestry of “donate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | donation | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific... |
| 2 | French | donation | donation |
| 3 | Italian | donazione | donation, gift; handout |
| 4 | Spanish | donación | donation |
| 5 | Latin | dōnātiō | A donation, gift |
| 6 | Latin | dōnō | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |