Where does “addend” come from?
addend (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin addendus, from Latin addo, from Latin do, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
addend (Norwegian Nynorsk): an addend
Ancestry of “addend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | addendus | which is to be added; annexed, augmented |
| 2 | Latin | addo | I add; I put, place, lay a person or thing to... |
| 3 | Latin | do | I give; I offer, render; I yield, surrender,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |