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English word data comes from Proto-Indo-European *dō (give), and later Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (be giving)
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*dō (Proto-Indo-European)
*dédeh₃ti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be giving.
*dh₃tós (Proto-Indo-European)
Given.
*didō (Proto-Italic)
Give.
*datos (Proto-Italic)
dare (Latin)
datus (Latin)
(Late Latin) gift.
datum (Latin)
Gift, present.
data (Latin)
data (English)
(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.