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Where does “dominate” come from?

Dominate derives from Latin dominatus, past participle of dominor meaning to rule, from dominus meaning master or lord, rooted in domus meaning house, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm and dem-.

dominate (English): To govern, rule or control by superior authority...

Definitions

  1. To govern, rule or control by superior authority...

Ancestry of “dominate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindominātus—
2LatindominorI am lord and/or master or have dominion,...
3LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
4Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
5Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
6Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
7Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “dominate”

  • dominative
  • dominatable
  • dominateth
  • nondominative
  • dominable
  • dominand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →