Where does “dozo” come from?
dozo (Ido) comes from Esperanto dozo, from Russian до́за, from German dōse, from Middle Low German dose, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
dozo (Ido): dose
Definitions
- dose
Ancestry of “dozo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | dozo | dose |
| 2 | Russian | до́за | dose, draught |
| 3 | German | dōse | box container made from metal or plastic, less often wood |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dose | — |
| 5 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |