Where does “Dominguez” come from?
Dominguez (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Domínguez, from Spanish Domingo, from Old Spanish Domingos, from Late Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominicus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “Dominguez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Domínguez | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Domingo | Dominic |
| 3 | Old Spanish | Domingos | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Dominicus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |