Etymology of the French word doter
the Old French word
doterderived from the Latin word
dubitare (doubt; deliberate; hesitate)
derived from the Latin word
dubius (doubtful, dubious, uncertain)
derived from the Classical Latin word
duoderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Latin word
dotare (provide with a dowry, endow)
derived from the Latin word
dos (dowry, dower; talent)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*do-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dō-Date
The earliest known usage of doter in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
doubtCognates
Dutch
doteren, French
douer, German
dotieren, Italian
dotare, Norwegian
dotere, Spanish
dotar, Swedish
doteraUsage
Word found in Old French
