Where does “edō” come from?

edō (Latin) comes from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

edō (Latin): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “edō”, step by step

edō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindōto give
2Proto-Italicdidōgive
3Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Proto-Italic edō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicedōeat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “edō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →