Where does “dataspeling” come from?
dataspeling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk dataspel, from Norwegian Nynorsk data, from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
dataspeling (Norwegian Nynorsk): gaming; playing computer games
Definitions
- gaming; playing computer games
Ancestry of “dataspeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | dataspel | computer game |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | data | data; "short form of" datateknologi |
| 3 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 4 | Middle English | date | — |
| 5 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 6 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |