The story
- Latin · derived fromdōnātiō“donation, gift”
- English todaydonatio inter vivos
From Latin dōnātiō (“donation, gift”) + inter (“between”) + vīvōs (“living”). Literally a gift between the living.
Words from the same roots
Latindōnātiō all →
donationdonatio mortis causa
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.