Etymograph

English

data

Data comes from Latin datum ‘that is given’, from dō ‘to give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘to give’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatum‘that is given’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdata
  7. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘to give’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatum‘that is given’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdata
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Equivalent to datum + -a

Latin datum

English datum

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Another origin of data

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō‘to give’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatum‘that is given’neuter past participle of dō
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatanominative plural of datum
  7. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / data

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