Where does “databank” come from?

databank (Polish) comes from English databank, from English data, 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.

databank (Polish): databank

Definitions

  1. databank

Ancestry of “databank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdatabankA database; An organization dedicated to...
2Englishdataplural of datum; Information, especially in a...
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-