Where does “donare” come from?
donare (Romanian) comes from Romanian dona, from French donner, from Middle French donner, from Old French doner, from Latin dōnō, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك.
donare (Romanian): donation
Definitions
- donation
Ancestry of “donare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dona | to donate |
| 2 | French | donner | to give, to transfer the possession/holding of... |
| 3 | Middle French | donner | to give |
| 4 | Old French | doner | to give |
| 5 | Latin | dōnō | to give |
| 6 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 7 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 9 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 10 | English | Hyun | — |
| 11 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 12 | Chinese | 玄 | — |