Where does “dose” come from?

dose (Middle French) comes from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “dose”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	dosis	dose
2	Ancient Greek	δόσις	giving, a gift; license, permission; portion
3	Ancient Greek	δίδωμι	I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	dédeh₃ti	to be giving
5	Proto-Indo-European	deh₃-	to give

Words derived from “dose”

dose
dosing
overdose
isodose
multidose
postdose
megadose
underdose
predose
microdose
redosing
postdosing
dosemeter
dosology
overdoser
dosological
overdose
overdose
overdose
dozo
overdose
overdose

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →

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