English
dotal
Dotal comes from Latin dotalis ‘of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof’, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis ‘giving’, and ultimately from *deh₃- ‘give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōsas dotis‘dowry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdotalis‘of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof’
- Englishearliest quotation 1717dotal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃tis‘giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*dōtisreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōsas dotis‘dowry’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdotalis‘of or belonging to a dowry or a portion thereof’
- Englishearliest quotation 1717dotal
Earliest quotation: 1717, Samuel Garth: “Shall I, of one poor dotal town poſſeſt, My…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
date, add, die, addition, data, rent, tradition, delicious, surrender, dose, treason, vent, render, donate, donation, donor, vendor, rendition, additive, rendezvous, condone, addendum, antidote, anecdote, perdition, dative, dacha, dati, sconce, 38 more
through Latin dōs ‘dowry’
Today it means
adj Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting or comprised in dower.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dotal