Romanian word dativ comes from Proto-Indo-European *dō, Latin -ivus (Adjective suffix.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *dō | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| -ivus | Latin (lat) | Adjective suffix. |
| *dédeh₃ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be giving. |
| *didō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Give. |
| do | Latin (lat) | I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede. |
| datus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) gift. |
| dativus | Latin (lat) | Dative. |
| dativ | Romanian (ron) | The dative case. |