Where does “dona” come from?

dona (Tok Pisin) comes from English donor, from Middle English donoure, from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur.

dona (Tok Pisin): donor

Definitions

  1. donor

Ancestry of “dona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdonorOne who makes a donation; A group or molecule...
2Middle Englishdonoure—
3Anglo-Normandonour—
4Old Frenchdoneur—
Every word from Old French doneur →Every word from Anglo-Norman donour →Every word from Middle English donoure →
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