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
- gift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
Ancestry of “datum”, step by step
datum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin datus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 2 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Ancient Greek Δάτον
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Δάτον | Datum, Macedonia, Greece |