Where does “dogedom” come from?
dogedom (English) comes from English doge, from Italian doge, from Venetian Doxe, from Latin ducem, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō, from Proto-Italic doukō, from Proto-Indo-European déwketi — to pull, to draw; to lead.
dogedom (English): The role or status of doge
Definitions
- The role or status of doge
Ancestry of “dogedom”, step by step
dogedom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English doge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | doge | The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice... |
| 2 | Italian | doge | doge |
| 3 | Venetian | Doxe | doge |
| 4 | Latin | ducem | accusative singular of dux; leader |
| 5 | Latin | dux | leader, head; commander, general, captain;... |
| 6 | Latin | dūcō | to lead, guide, conduct, lead away |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |