Where does “dopare” come from?
dopare (Romanian) comes from Romanian dopa, from French doper, from English dope, from Dutch doop, from Dutch dopen, from Middle Dutch dôpen, from Old Dutch dōpen, from Frankish daupijan — deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom.
dopare (Romanian): doping
Definitions
- doping
Ancestry of “dopare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dopa | to dope |
| 2 | French | doper | to dope; to do doping; to boost |
| 3 | English | dope | Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant,... |
| 4 | Dutch | doop | baptism; christening; hazing |
| 5 | Dutch | dopen | to dip, to immerse; to baptize, to christen; to... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | dôpen | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | dōpen | to dip, to immerse |
| 8 | Frankish | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |