English
dedimus
Dedimus comes from Latin dedimus ‘we gave’, from do ‘to give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘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 CEdo‘to give’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdedimus‘we gave’
- Englishearliest quotation 1742same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘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 CEdo‘to give’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdedimus‘we gave’
- Englishearliest quotation 1742same form
Earliest quotation: 1742, Charles Viner: “A Dedimus was awarded to take the Conuſance of…”
The story
So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
date, add, addition, donate, donation, delicious, donor, vendor, dow, rendition, condone, additive, dowry, dowager, addendum, endow, dower, perdition, dati, sconce, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to be giving’
dose, antidote, anecdote, dacha, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’
through Latin do ‘to give’
data, die, rent, tradition, surrender, treason, vent, render, rendezvous, 15 more
Today it means
noun A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dedimus