Where does “dozo” come from?
dozo (Esperanto) comes from Russian до́за, from German dōse, from Middle Low German dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
dozo (Esperanto): dose
Ancestry of “dozo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | до́за | — |
| 2 | German | dōse | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dose | — |
| 4 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |