Where does “damespistooltje” come from?
damespistooltje (Dutch) comes from Dutch dame, from Middle Dutch dame, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina — to build; to arrange, to put together.
damespistooltje (Dutch): small pistol
Definitions
- small pistol
Ancestry of “damespistooltje”, step by step
damespistooltje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dame | lady; queen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dame | — |
| 3 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 4 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 5 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Dutch pistooltje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pistooltje |