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Where does “dotation” come from?

dotation (Middle English) comes from Middle English dotacion, from Late Latin dotatio, from Latin dōtāre.

dotation (Middle English): Alternative form of dotacion

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of dotacion

Ancestry of “dotation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdotaciondotation, endowing
2Late Latindotatioendowment
3Latindōtāre—
Every word from Latin dōtāre →