Etymology of the English word dago
the English word
dagoderived from the Spanish word
Diegoderived from the Late Latin word
Iacobusderived from the Greek word
Iakob, Ἰακώβ (Jacob (Jaakob), the progenitor of the Israelites)
derived from the Hebrew word
ya'aqobDate
The earliest known usage of dago in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
