donat

donat · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromDonatus
2. Middle English · inherited fromdonet
3. English todaydonat

From Middle English donet, from Old French, from Latin Donatus, a famous grammarian.

Donat · proper noun²

* As a French, German, Polish, English, Slovak, and Czech surname, all from the Medieval Latin saint's name Donatus, the past participle of donare (“to give”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Dunnett.

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