Where does “endow” come from?
Endow comes from Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer, built with Old French en- and Latin in-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne and -tis.
endow (English): To provide with a dower or a dowry; To give...
Definitions
- To provide with a dower or a dowry; To give...
Ancestry of “endow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | endowen | To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | endouer | — |
| 3 | Old French | douer | to endow |
| 4 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 5 | Latin | dōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “endow”