Where does “datorpele” come from?
datorpele (Latvian) comes from Latvian dators, from Swedish dator, from Swedish data, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.
datorpele (Latvian): mouse
Definitions
- mouse
Ancestry of “datorpele”, step by step
datorpele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian dators
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | dators | computer |
| 2 | Swedish | dator | computer |
| 3 | Swedish | data | information, especially encoded information that... |
| 4 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 6 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 7 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |