Etymology

dater

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Today it means: One who dates. Full definition →

English date ← Middle English date ← Old French date
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  3. Proto-Italic*didō
  4. Latindō
  5. Late Latindatus
  6. Late Latindata
  7. Old Frenchdate
  8. Middle Englishdate
  9. Englishdate
  10. English todaydater

From date + -er.

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