Where does “Dominican” come from?
Dominican comes from English Dominica, from Latin dominica, feminine of dominicus meaning "of a master or lord," derived from Latin dominus meaning "master" or "lord."
Dominican (English): A person from the Dominican Republic or of its...
Definitions
- A person from the Dominican Republic or of its...
Ancestry of “Dominican”, step by step
Dominican traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin dominicanus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dominicanus | Dominican |
| 2 | Latin | Dominicus | ’s works}} of belonging to a lord master |
| 3 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 4 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via English Dominica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dominica | — |
| 2 | Latin | dominica | nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | dies dominica | — |
via Spanish República Dominicana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | República Dominicana | — |