Where does “dopa” come from?
dopa (Romanian) comes from French doper, from English dope, from Dutch doop, from Dutch dopen, from Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan, from Proto-Germanic daupijaną — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
dopa (Romanian): to dope
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dopa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | doper | to dope; to do doping; to boost |
| 2 | English | dope | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,... |
| 3 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 4 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 7 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |