Where does “Domingo” come from?
Domingo (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish Domingo, from Old Spanish Domingos, from Late Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “Domingo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Domingo | Dominic |
| 2 | Old Spanish | Domingos | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 5 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 6 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |