Date
/deɪt/noun
The day of the month or year as specified by a number.
Did you know?The word 'date' comes from the Latin 'data', meaning 'given', which relates to the idea of fate in astrology and the passage of time!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Semitic
dāt
“to give or assign”
Latin
Latin
datum
“something given or granted”
Old French
Old French
date
“a fixed point in time”
Middle English
Middle English
date
“a day, time, or occasion”
Modern English
English
date
“the assigned day of the month or year”