Where does “domain” come from?
Domain comes from Middle English demayne, from Old French domaine, from Latin dominicus (adjective form of dominus, meaning master or lord), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, meaning house or household.
domain (English): A geographic area owned or controlled by a single...
Definitions
- A geographic area owned or controlled by a single...
Ancestry of “domain”, step by step
domain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French domaine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | domaine | domain; zone; field |
| 2 | Old French | domaine | power |
| 3 | Latin | dominium | feast, banquet; rule, dominion; ownership |
| 4 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 5 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |