Where does “dos” come from?
dos (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “dos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | dōtis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃tis | giving |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |