English
detur
Detur comes from Latin dō ‘let it be given’, from Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-1‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti1‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didō1‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdō2as detur‘let it be given’
- Englishtodaydetur2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin do
- 2 Wiktionary, English detur
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-Wiktionary, Latin do‘give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃tiWiktionary, Latin do‘to be giving’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*didōWiktionary, Latin do‘to give’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdōWiktionary, English deturas detur‘let it be given’
- EnglishtodaydeturWiktionary, English detur
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘give’
date, add, addition, delicious, donate, donation, donor, vendor, dow, rendition, additive, condone, dowry, dowager, addendum, perdition, endow, dower, dati, sconce, 37 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to be giving’
dose, antidote, anecdote, dacha, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *didō ‘to give’
through Latin dō ‘let it be given’
data, die, rent, tradition, treason, vent, surrender, render, rendezvous, 15 more
Today it means
noun A prize consisting of a book given to a meritorious sophomore student. The official name is the Detur Prize or Detur Book Prize
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “detur”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin do. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / detur