Where does “dono” come from?
dono (English) comes from English donation, from French donation, from Italian donazione, from Spanish donación, from Latin dōnātiō, from Latin dōnō, from Proto-Italic dōnāō, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
dono (English): A donation
Definitions
- A donation
Ancestry of “dono”, 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 |