Where does “datum” come from?

datum (Swedish) comes from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

datum (Swedish): date

Definitions

  1. date

Ancestry of “datum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
2Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
3Latindāre—
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “datum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →