English word data comes from Proto-Indo-European *dō (give), and later Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (be giving)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*dō | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*dédeh₃ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be giving. |
*dh₃tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Given. |
*didō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Give. |
*datos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
dare | Latin (lat) | |
datus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) gift. |
datum | Latin (lat) | Gift, present. |
data | Latin (lat) | |
data | English (en) | (computing) A representation of facts or ideas in a formalized manner capable of being communicated or manipulated by some process.. (uncountable, collectively) Information, especially in a scientific or computational context, or with the implication that it is organized.. (uncountable, collectively) Recorded observations that are usually presented in a structured format. |