Where does “endaumentti” come from?
endaumentti (Finnish) comes from English endowment, from Middle English endowement, from Middle English endowen, from Anglo-Norman endouer, from Old French douer, from Latin doto, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
endaumentti (Finnish): endowment
Definitions
- endowment
Ancestry of “endaumentti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endowment | Something with which a person or thing is... |
| 2 | Middle English | endowement | The giving or a use of a dowry; The giving of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | endowen | To endow with money, rights, advantages, or other... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | endouer | — |
| 5 | Old French | douer | to endow |
| 6 | Latin | doto | I endow |
| 7 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |