Where does “dote” come from?

dote (Latin) comes from Latin dos, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dote (Latin): ablative singular of dōs

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of dōs

Ancestry of “dote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindosdowry; gift, endowment, talent
2Proto-Italicdōtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →