Where does “doge” come from?
Doge comes from English dog, from Latin ducem, from Latin dux meaning leader, from Latin duco meaning to lead, from Proto-Indo-European dewk-.
doge (English): The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice...
Definitions
- The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice...
Ancestry of “doge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | doge | doge |
| 2 | Venetian | Doxe | doge |
| 3 | Latin | ducem | accusative singular of dux; leader |
| 4 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 5 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
Words derived from “doge”