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