Etymograph

English

doromania

Doromania comes from Ancient Greek δῶρον ‘gift’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-1‘to give’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóh₃r̥1‘gift’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃rom1‘gift’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dṓron1‘gift’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῶρον2dôron‘gift’
  6. Englishtodaydoromania2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δῶρον
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English doromania

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δῶρον‘to give’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dóh₃r̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek δῶρον‘gift’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déh₃romWiktionary, Ancient Greek δῶρον‘gift’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dṓronWiktionary, Ancient Greek δῶρον‘gift’reconstructed
  5. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῶρονWiktionary, English doromaniadôron‘gift’
  6. EnglishtodaydoromaniaWiktionary, English doromania

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’

data, date, add, die, addition, rent, tradition, delicious, surrender, dose, donate, treason, donation, vent, render, donor, rendition, vendor, dow, additive, rendezvous, condone, antidote, dowry, addendum, anecdote, dowager, perdition, dative, endow, dower, dacha, dati, sconce, 38 more

Today it means

noun An unusual urge or preoccupation with giving gifts.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “doromania”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek δῶρον. 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.

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