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Where does “doromania” come from?

doromania (English) comes from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

doromania (English): An unusual urge or preoccupation with giving...

Definitions

  1. An unusual urge or preoccupation with giving...

Ancestry of “doromania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
2Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →