Etymology

Dorothy

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Today it means: A female given name from Ancient Greek. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa) ← Proto-Hellenic *dṓron ← Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dóh₃r̥
  3. Proto-Indo-European*déh₃rom
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dṓron
  5. Ancient Greekδῶρον (dôron)
  6. Ancient Greekθεά (theá)
  7. Ancient GreekΔωροθέα (Dōrothéa)
  8. English todayDorothy

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).

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