Italian word data comes from Proto-Indo-European *dō, Proto-Indo-European - -tós, and later Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (To be giving.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dō | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| - -tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *dédeh₃ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be giving. |
| *didō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Give. |
| *dh₃tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Given. |
| dare | Latin (lat) | |
| *datos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| datus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) gift. |
| datum | Latin (lat) | Gift, present. |
| data | Latin (lat) | |
| data | Late Latin (LL) | |
| data | Italian (ita) | Date Feminine singular of dato, past participle of dare. Second-person singular imperative of datare. |