Etymology of the English word datary
the English word
dataryderived from the Latin word
datarius (concerned with giving away; that is given away; be given away)
derived 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 datary in English dates from the 16th century.
