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dato.

to give frequently, hand over often

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈda.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.to]

  1. to give frequently, hand over often

    conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin datō From dō (“to give”) + -tō (forming frequentatives).

noun[ˈda.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.to]

  1. dative/ablative singular of datum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin datō From dō (“to give”) + -tō (forming frequentatives).

verb[ˈda.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.to]

  1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of dō

    active · form-of · future · imperative · second-person · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin datō From dō (“to give”) + -tō (forming frequentatives).

verb[ˈda.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈdaː.to]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of datus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · participle · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin datō From dō (“to give”) + -tō (forming frequentatives).

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