Donate
/ˈdoʊ.neɪt/noun
To give money, goods, or help to a person or organization, often for charity.
Did you know?Donate comes from Latin donare, “to give as a gift,” from donum, “gift,” a root tied to the ancient idea that a gift creates a binding social force, not a casual handoff.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deh₃-
“to give”
Latin
Latin
dare
“to give”
Latin
Latin
donum
“a gift, present”
Classical Latin
Latin
donare
“to give as a gift, bestow”
Old French
Old French
doner
“to give, grant”
Middle English
English
donaten
“to give, bestow”
Modern English
English
donate
“to give money, goods, or support for a purpose”