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dono.

to give

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdoː.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈdɔː.no]

  1. to give

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  2. to present (someone with something)

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  3. to present (someone with something) to naturalize

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    donare aliquem cīvitāte

  4. to bestow, grant

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  5. to forgive, pardon

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom 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 Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dono Perhaps from Proto-Italic *dōnāō. Equivalent to dōnum (“gift”) + -ō (denominative suffix). Italic cognates in Oscan 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌀𐌕 (dunat) and Venetic [script needed] (donasto) point to a Proto-Italic etymology, although De Vaan suggests that it remains possible that these merely represented the same development occurring separately in different languages.

noun[ˈdoː.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈdɔː.no]

  1. dative/ablative singular of dōnum

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ ~ *déh₃n̥s Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *déh₃nom Proto-Italic *dōnom 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 Proto-Italic *dōnāō? Latin dono Perhaps from Proto-Italic *dōnāō. Equivalent to dōnum (“gift”) + -ō (denominative suffix). Italic cognates in Oscan 𐌃𐌖𐌍𐌀𐌕 (dunat) and Venetic [script needed] (donasto) point to a Proto-Italic etymology, although De Vaan suggests that it remains possible that these merely represented the same development occurring separately in different languages.

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