Where does “dote” come from?

dote (Venetian) comes from Venetian dota, 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.

dote (Venetian): plural of dota

Definitions

  1. plural of dota

Ancestry of “dote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiandotadowry; gift , talent
2Frenchdotdowry, marriage portion
3Latindōsdowry
4Proto-Italicdōtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃tisgiving
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →