Where does “dominus” come from?

dominus (Classical Latin) comes from Proto-Italic domanos, from Proto-Indo-European domh₂nos, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

dominus (Classical Latin): a master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor; an...

Definitions

  1. a master, possessor, ruler, lord, proprietor; an...

Ancestry of “dominus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdomanosmaster
2Proto-Indo-Europeandomh₂nossubduing
3Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “dominus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European domh₂nos →Every word from Proto-Italic domanos →