Etymology, Latin, Dō

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”). The reduplication was lost in Latin in the present tense, but is preserved in the other Italic languages. A root aorist from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃t is preserved in Venetic 𐌆𐌏𐌕𐌏 (doto), athematic root aorist of *deh₃-; the other Italic perfect forms reflect a reduplicated stative, *dedai. However, the root aorist possibly served as the source of the Latin present forms.

Cognates include Ancient Greek δίδωμι (dídōmi), Sanskrit ददाति (dádāti), Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺 (dā-).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /doː/, [d̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /do/, [d̪ɔ]

Verb

dō (present infinitive dare, perfect active dedī, supine datum); first conjugation, irregular

1. I give

   Tertium non datur.

2. I offer, render, present with, bestow
3. I put
4. I yield, surrender, concede
5. I adduce (e.g., a witness)