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Where does “dowarye” come from?

dowarye (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman dowarie, from Medieval Latin dotarium, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dowarye (Middle English): A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's...

Definitions

  1. A dower; a life estate of a male spouse's...

Ancestry of “dowarye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normandowarie—
2Medieval Latindotarium—
3Latindōs—
4Proto-Italicdōtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dowarye”

  • dowry
  • dowryless
  • antidowry
  • dowrying
  • dowry
  • dowery
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