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Where does “dato” come from?

dato (Italian) comes from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dato (Italian): masculine singular past participle of dare;...

Definitions

  1. masculine singular past participle of dare;...

Ancestry of “dato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
2Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
3Latindāre—
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dato”

  • geodato
  • date
  • datità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →