Where does “dot” come from?
Dot comes from French dot, from Latin dos meaning "dowry," from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European suffix -tis.
dot (English): A small, round spot; A punctuation mark used to...
Definitions
- A small, round spot; A punctuation mark used to...
Ancestry of “dot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dot | — |
| 2 | Old English | dott | a dot, point; dot, point |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dott | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | duttaz | wisp; tuft of grass or grain; bundle; group; clod... |