Where does “metadatum” come from?
metadatum (English) comes from English datum, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
metadatum (English): One piece of metadata; a piece of information...
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- One piece of metadata; a piece of information...
Ancestry of “metadatum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | datum | A measurement of something on a scale understood... |
| 2 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 3 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 4 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |