Where does “des” come from?
des (Middle English) comes from Middle English dees, from Old French des, from Old French de, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
des (Middle English): Alternative form of deis; plural of de;...
Definitions
- Alternative form of deis; plural of de;...
Ancestry of “des”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dees | Alternative form of deis; plural of dee; Synonym... |
| 2 | Old French | des | — |
| 3 | Old French | de | of; from |
| 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 |