Where does “deocamdată” come from?
deocamdată (Romanian) comes from Romanian dată, from French date, from English date, from Middle English date, from Old French date, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus — to give.
deocamdată (Romanian): for the time being
Definitions
- for the time being
Ancestry of “deocamdată”, step by step
deocamdată traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian dată
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dată | an instance, occasion, time; destiny, fate; a... |
| 2 | French | date | date point in time |
| 3 | English | date | The fruit of the date palm, "Phoenix... |
| 4 | Middle English | date | — |
| 5 | Old French | date | date point in time |
| 6 | Latin | data | nominative feminine singular of datus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 8 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 9 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Romanian de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | de | from; of; by |
| 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 Romanian O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | O | a/an indefinite article |
| 2 | Latin | ūna | together, simultaneously, at the same time |
| 3 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |