Where does “done” come from?
done (Czech) comes from Czech don, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm — to build; to arrange, to put together.
done (Czech): vocative singular of don
Ancestry of “done”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | don | Originally a title of honour of the Pope, later... |
| 2 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 3 | Latin | dom | — |
| 4 | Latin | domnus | 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 |