Where does “donation” come from?
Donation comes from Middle French donation, from Latin donatio, derived from the Latin verb dono (to give), itself from Latin donum (gift), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- (to give).
donation (English): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific...
Definitions
- A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific...
Ancestry of “donation”, step by step
donation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French donation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | donation | donation |
| 2 | Italian | donazione | donation, gift; handout |
| 3 | Spanish | donación | donation |
| 4 | Latin | dōnātiō | A donation, gift |
| 5 | Latin | dōnō | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin dōnāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dōnāre | — |