Where does “dot” come from?

dot (French) comes from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dot (French): dowry, marriage portion

Definitions

  1. dowry, marriage portion

Ancestry of “dot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindōsdowry
2Proto-Italicdōtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →