Where does “dote” come from?

dote (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish dote, 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 (Spanish): dowry; talent

Definitions

  1. dowry; talent

Ancestry of “dote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdotedowry
2Latindōsdowry
3Proto-Italicdōtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis →Every word from Proto-Italic dōtis →
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