Where does “do” come from?
do (Esperanto) comes from French donc, from Old French dunc, from Vulgar Latin dunc, from Latin dum, from Proto-Italic dom, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
do (Esperanto): The name of the Latin-script letter D; therefore,...
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter D; therefore,...
Ancestry of “do”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | donc | therefore, consequently; thus |
| 2 | Old French | dunc | Alternative form of donkes |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dunc | — |
| 4 | Latin | dum | while, whilst, as, meanwhile; until, long enough... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |