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dare
Latin · ancient
"to give"
to give
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data
Latin · ancient
"given"
given, from the formula data Romae (given at Rome) once used to head official documents
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date
Old French · medieval
"the time a document was issued"
carried into French for the time a document was given or issued
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date
English · 1300s
"a specific point in time"
settled as the English word for a specific point in time
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