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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian a dato (“from date”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), in most cases from Latin ad (“to, towards, up to, at”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to, on, up to, for”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to, at”), in certain cases, from Latin a (“from, away from, out of”), from ab (“from, away from, out of, down from”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Last part from Latin datus (“given, offered”), perfect passive participle of dō (“I give”), from Proto-Italic *didō (“give”), from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to be giving”), from the root *deh₃- (“give”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːdɑːtʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːtʊ
- Hyphenation: a‧da‧to
Adverb
a dato
- (business) from today's date
References
- “a_dato” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “a dato” in Store norske leksikon