Where does “dé” come from?

dé (Old French) comes from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dé (Old French): die

Definitions

  1. die

Ancestry of “dé”, step by step

dé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin dadu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindadu—
2Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
3Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
4Latindāre—
5Proto-Italicdidōgive
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Latin dē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēof; concerning; about
2Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
3Latinposteablative singular of postis
4Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

Words derived from “dé”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →