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
- laptop computer
Ancestry of “klēpjdators”, step by step
klēpjdators 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 |
via Latvian klēpja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | klēpja | lap |