Etymology of the English word data
the English word
dataderived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of data in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
Datel,
database,
datacenterCognates
Dutch
data, German
Daten, Norwegian
data, Swedish
dataUsage
Word found in Modern English
