Where does “mandative” come from?
mandative (English) comes from English mandate, from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre — to give.
mandative (English): Indicates the quality of being a command, or...
Definitions
- Indicates the quality of being a command, or...
Ancestry of “mandative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mandate | An official or authoritative command; an order or... |
| 2 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 3 | Middle English | date | — |
| 4 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 5 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 7 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 8 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |