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Where does “doo” come from?

doo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin donum, from Proto-Italic dōnom, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “doo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindonumgift, present; offering, sacrifice
2Proto-Italicdōnomgift, present
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “doo”

  • dom
  • domme
  • hypnodomme
  • lezdom
  • dom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →