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
- present participle of dose; The administration of...
Ancestry of “dosing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dose | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one... |
| 2 | Late Latin | dosis | dose |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “dosing”