Where does “demijohn” come from?
demijohn (English) comes from French dame-jeanne, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
demijohn (English): A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with...
Definitions
- A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with...
Ancestry of “demijohn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dame-jeanne | demijohn |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |