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Etymology of the English word dose

the English word dose
derived from the French word dose
derived from the Latin word dosis (dose)
derived from the Greek word dosis, δόσις (a giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift)
derived from the Greek word didonai
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *do-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dō-
derived from the Greek word didomi, δίδωμι (to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection))

Date

The earliest known usage of dose in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

dosage, isodose, megadose, overdose, bulldose, dosimeter, dosimetry, dosed, dosing

Cognates

Dutch dosis, French dose, German Dosis, German Dose, Italian dose, Latin dosis, Lithuanian doze, Norwegian dose, Polish doza, Russian дозa, Swedish dos

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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