The story
- Latin · derived fromdōnātiō“a present”
- Middle French · derived fromdonation
- Middle English · inherited fromdonacion
- English todaydonation
From Middle English donacion, donation, from Middle French donation, from Latin dōnātiō (“a present”), from dōnō (“to give”), from dōnum (“a gift”). Recorded in English since the 15th century. Equivalent to donate + -ion.
Words from the same roots
Latindōnātiō all →
donatio inter vivosdonatio mortis causa
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.