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Where does “dosing” come from?

Dosing derives from dose, from Middle French dose, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, ultimately from the PIE root meaning to give.

dosing (English): present participle of dose; The administration of...

Definitions

  1. present participle of dose; The administration of...

Ancestry of “dosing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoseA measured portion of medicine taken at any one...
2Late Latindosisdose
3Ancient Greekδόσιςgiving, a gift; license, permission; portion
4Ancient GreekδίδωμιI give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dosing”

  • redosing
  • postdosing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →