daidein

daidein
daddy, Irish daidín, daid, Middle Irish datán, foster-father, datnait, foster-mother, Welsh tad, Cornish tat; Latin tata; Greek $$Gtétta; Lithuanian tety/tis, Church Slavonic teta; Sanskrit tatás. English dad is borrowed from the Welsh (Skeat).

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • Dad — (d[a^]d), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. ta ta, te tta, Skr. t[=a]ta.] Father; a word sometimes used by children. [1913 Webster] I was never so bethumped with words, Since I first called my brother… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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