English
dative
Dative comes from Latin datīvus ‘appropriate for giving’, from datus ‘given’, 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*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatus‘given’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatīvus‘appropriate for giving’
- Englishtodaydative
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatus‘given’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdatīvus‘appropriate for giving’
- Englishtodaydative
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
add, addition, delicious, donor, donate, dow, donation, vendor, rendition, condone, dowry, addendum, dowager, additive, endow, dower, perdition, sconce, 39 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to be giving’
dose, anecdote, antidote, dacha, venta, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’
data, rent, tradition, surrender, treason, render, vent, rendezvous, 16 more
through Latin datus ‘given’
Today it means
adj Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dative