Where does “Dame” come from?
Dame comes from Middle English dame, from Old French dame, from Latin domina meaning "mistress of the house," derived from domus meaning "house," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dṓm.
Dame (English): "Usually capitalized as" Dame: a title equivalent...
Definitions
- "Usually capitalized as" Dame: a title equivalent...
Ancestry of “Dame”, step by step
Dame traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English dame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dame | lady high-ranking or noble woman |
| 2 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 3 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 4 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 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 |