Etymology of the English word backdate
the English word
backdatederived from the English word
datederived from the Old French word
datederived from the Latin word
dataderived from the Vulgar Latin word
datum (present, gift; that which is given)
derived from the Latin word
dare (give; dedicate; sell; surrender, give over; send to die)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-derived from the English word
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Word found in Modern English