Date etymology

English

English word date comes from Latin dare, Latin dactylus, Proto-Italic *datos, and later Latin datus ((Late Latin) gift.)

Detailed word origin of date

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 [...]

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