Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA fuss made over something. · A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list.
From to + do, formed on analogy with ado. Compare affair.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
{
"templates": [
{
"name": "compound",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "to",
"3": "do"
},
"expansion": "to + do"
}
],
"links": [
[
"to",
"to#English"
],
[
"do",
"do#English"
],
[
"ado",
"ado#English"
],
[
"affair",
"affair#English"
]
],
"references": [],
"descendants": [],
"lexical": [
{
"pos": "noun",
"glosses": [
"A fuss made over something.",
"A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list."
],
"tags": [],
"recordId": "8fb5cebf69ef6c20c5939828c058c63cf6571ba577e4d18ce918f4d1227e4a97",
"rawRecordSha256": "3335e7d3c0428b3947449163d95c306d515f278ee1e0c439f1fddbe2b4df8f2a",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 846007
}
],
"omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
"templates": 0,
"links": 0,
"references": 0,
"descendants": 0,
"lexicalRecords": 0,
"lexicalSenses": 0,
"glosses": 0
}
}