Where does “dote” come from?

dote (Portuguese) comes from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dote (Portuguese): foundation; dowry

Definitions

  1. foundation; dowry

Ancestry of “dote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindōsdowry
2Proto-Italicdōtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dote”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →
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