Where does “donneur” come from?
donneur (French) comes from French donner, from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-.
donneur (French): donor; dealer
Ancestry of “donneur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | donner | to give, to transfer the possession/holding of... |
| 2 | Middle French | donner | to give |
| 3 | Old French | doner | to give |
| 4 | Latin | dōnō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dōnum | — |
| 6 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 8 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 9 | English | Hyun | — |
| 10 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 11 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
Words derived from “donneur”