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Where does “datum” come from?

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

datum (Latin): gift, present; accusative supine of dō;...

Definitions

  1. gift, present; accusative supine of dō;...

Ancestry of “datum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
2Latindāre—
3Proto-Italicdidōgive
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “datum”

  • data
  • date
  • database
  • update
  • Disney
  • metadata
  • datum
  • Disneyland
  • predate
  • debonair
  • datagram
  • dado
  • datetime
  • antedate
  • datafile
  • datasheet
  • databank
  • geodatabase
  • birthdate
  • microdata
  • dateline
  • updatable
  • postdate
  • biodata
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