Where does “dota” come from?

dota (Venetian) comes from French dot, from Latin dōs, from Proto-Italic dōtis, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

dota (Venetian): dowry; gift , talent

Definitions

  1. dowry; gift , talent

Ancestry of “dota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdotdowry, marriage portion
2Latindōsdowry
3Proto-Italicdōtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “dota”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →