proper noun/doɾoˈtea/
a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Dorothy
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek θεά (theá) Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa)bor. Spanish Dorotea Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa).