Etymology of the English word donee
the English word
doneederived from the English word
donorderived from the Old French word
doneurderived from the Latin word
donator (giver, donor)
derived from the Latin word
donatumderived from the Latin word
donare (present, grant; forgive)
derived from the Latin word
donum (gift, present; offering)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-derived from the Anglo-Norman word
donourderived from the Latin word
donator (giver, donor)
derived from the Latin word
donatumderived from the Latin word
donare (present, grant; forgive)
derived from the Latin word
donum (gift, present; offering)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-using the English suffix
-eeDate
The earliest known usage of donee in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
