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Doric
Doric comes from Ancient Greek Δωρικός ‘related to Dorians’, from δῶρον ‘gift’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóh₃r̥‘gift’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃rom‘gift’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dṓron‘gift’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῶρονdôron‘gift’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΔῶρος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΔωρικόςDōrikós‘related to Dorians’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Doric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóh₃r̥‘gift’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃rom‘gift’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dṓron‘gift’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῶρονdôron‘gift’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΔῶρος
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΔωρικόςDōrikós‘related to Dorians’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Doric
Earliest quotation: 1951, R. S. McNaught, Lines of Approach: “It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was…”
The story
The senses referring to dialects of Scottish are thought to have come from the Scots’ rusticness associated with the Athenians’ view of Dorians as uncivilised.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
data, date, add, die, addition, rent, tradition, delicious, surrender, dose, treason, vent, render, donate, donation, rendition, additive, donor, rendezvous, vendor, dow, antidote, anecdote, condone, addendum, dowry, dowager, perdition, dative, dacha, endow, dower, dati, sconce, 39 more
Today it means
adj Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / Doric