Where does “do” come from?
do (Old Spanish) comes from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
do (Old Spanish): where
Definitions
- where
Ancestry of “do”, step by step
do traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Spanish de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | de | of; -'s |
| 2 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 3 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 4 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Old Spanish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | o | or |
| 2 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |