Where does “Donatello” come from?
Donatello (Italian) comes from Italian donato, from Latin donatus, from Latin dono, from Proto-Italic dōnāō, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “Donatello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | donato | past participle of donare |
| 2 | Latin | donatus | given; bestowed, granted; forgiven, pardoned |
| 3 | Latin | dono | I give; I bestow, grant; I forgive, pardon |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dōnāō | to give, to present |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “Donatello”