Where does “dome” come from?
Dome comes from Middle French dome, from Italian duomo, from Latin domus meaning house, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dṓm.
dome (English): a structural element resembling the hollow upper...
Definitions
- a structural element resembling the hollow upper...
Ancestry of “dome”, step by step
dome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English dema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dema | judge |
| 2 | French | dème | deme |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δῆμος | district, country, land; the common people; free... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Middle French dome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | dome | — |
| 2 | Italian | duomo | the principal church of a city; a cathedral;... |
| 3 | French | dôme | dome |
| 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 |