| 【don-】 is word-forming element usually meaning "give" from Latin "donum, donare" from PIE *do- "[from de] to give" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "don-"]
donate ***[2664] If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them.
donation **[4414] A donation is something which someone gives to a charity or other organization.
pardon ☆[5386] an act of officially saying that someone who was judged to be guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished
[WORD ROOT]root don
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] don, done
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) donum, donare
[MEANING]root give
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 donum gift
- 【Latin】 donare give as a gift
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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donate ★★★[2664] verb from donate 〈 don
【DEFINITION】 If you donate something to a charity or other organization, you give it to them.
【Declension/Conjugation】 donated donated donating donates
【ROOTs】 ⑴ don; give ⑵ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin donationem》 [noun of action from past-participle stem of donare] (nominative donatio) a presenting, giving
【First Known Meaning】 to give, present as a gift, contribute,
【DERIVATIVEs】 donator, donate
donation ★★[4414] noun from donate 〈 don
【DEFINITION】 A donation is something which someone gives to a charity or other organization.
【pl.】 donations
【SYNONYM】 contribution, subscription
【COMPOSITION】 donate + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ don; give ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin donationem》 [noun of action from past-participle stem of donare] (nominative donatio) a presenting, giving
【First Known Meaning】 act of giving or bestowing; that which is gratuitously given, a grant or gift,
pardon ☆[5386] noun from pardon 〈 don
【DEFINITION】 ① an act of officially saying that someone who was judged to be guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished
② forgiveness for something
【pl.】 pardons
【SYNONYM】 forgiveness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ par(per); thoroughly, utterly ⑵ don; give
【Etymology】 《Latin donum》 gift
【DERIVATIVEs】 pardonable, pardonably, pardonless, pardon
Other words containing "don-"; condonation, condone, don, donative, donator, donatory, donor, pardonable
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
domin-
doct-
do, deed
divid
dive
disk
direct
dicat-
dic-, dict-
demo-
