Where does “microdata” come from?
microdata (English) comes from English data, 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.
microdata (English): data concerning individuals in a trial, survey...
Definitions
- data concerning individuals in a trial, survey...
Ancestry of “microdata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | data | plural of datum; Information, especially in a... |
| 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 |