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English word date comes from Latin dare, Latin dactylus, Proto-Italic *datos, and later Latin datus ((Late Latin) gift.)
dare (Latin)
dactylus (Latin)
(New Latin) finger-like; fingered. (poetry) a dactyl (¯ ˘ ˘), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; this came to be in an allusion to the three joints of the finger. A kind of grape. A precious stone. A sort of grass. A sort of muscle. The date.
*datos (Proto-Italic)
datus (Latin)
(Late Latin) gift.
datum (Latin)
Gift, present.
data (Latin)
data (Late Latin)
datille (Old French)
date (Middle English)
date (English)
(intransitive) To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.. (intransitive, with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.. (reciprocal, by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.. (transitive) To determine the age of something.. (transitive) To [...]