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Where does “DOM” come from?

DOM (English) comes from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

DOM (English): Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of...

Definitions

  1. Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of...

Ancestry of “DOM”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdominanceThe state of being dominant; of prime importance;...
2English-anceAdded to an adjective or verb to form a noun...
3Middle English-aunce—
4Old French-ance-ance
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →