Where does “dotálta” come from?
dotálta (Hungarian) comes from English dotal, from Latin dotalis, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “dotálta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dotal | Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage... |
| 2 | Latin | dotalis | of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof (particularly the wife's portion); dotal |
| 3 | Latin | dōs | dowry |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |