English word date comes from Latin dare, Latin dactylus, Proto-Italic *datos, and later Latin datus ((Late Latin) gift.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| dare | Latin (lat) | |
| dactylus | Latin (lat) | (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 (itc-pro) | |
| datus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) gift. |
| datum | Latin (lat) | Gift, present. |
| data | Latin (lat) | |
| data | Late Latin (LL) | |
| datille | Old French (fro) | |
| date | Middle English (enm) | |
| date | English (en) | (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 [...] |