Where does “donaco” come from?
donaco (Ido) comes from Ido donacar, from Esperanto donaci, from English donation, from French donation, from Italian donazione, from Spanish donación, from Latin dōnātiō, from Latin dōnō — he, she.
donaco (Ido): donation
Ancestry of “donaco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | donacar | to give: donate, make a donation, a gift, a... |
| 2 | Esperanto | donaci | To offer; give a present, gift |
| 3 | English | donation | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific... |
| 4 | French | donation | donation |
| 5 | Italian | donazione | donation, gift; handout |
| 6 | Spanish | donación | donation |
| 7 | Latin | dōnātiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dōnō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |