Where does “dadu” come from?
dadu (Swahili) comes from Portuguese dado, from Old Portuguese dado, from Vulgar Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
dadu (Swahili): die; a game of dice
Definitions
- die; a game of dice
Ancestry of “dadu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dado | A die; offered; granted, conceded |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dado | die |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dadu | — |
| 4 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 5 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 6 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |