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Where does “klēpjdators” come from?

klēpjdators (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.

klēpjdators (Latvian): laptop computer

Definitions

  1. laptop computer

Ancestry of “klēpjdators”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandatorscomputer
2Swedishdatorcomputer
3Swedishdatainformation, especially encoded information that...
4Latindatanominative feminine singular of datus; nominative...
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →