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Where does “donaire” come from?

donaire (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin donarius, from Latin donarium, from Latin dōnāre, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-, from English Hyun.

Ancestry of “donaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindonarius—
2LatindonariumThe part of a temple where votive offerings were...
3Latindōnāre—
4Latindōnum—
5Turkishdönmekto turn; to return; to rotate
6Ottoman Turkishدونمكto turn around; to turn
7Old Turkicton-—
8EnglishHyun—
9Korean현現: current; present; 絃: string
10Chinese玄—

Words derived from “donaire”

  • donaire
  • donaire
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