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Where does “pleasuredome” come from?

pleasuredome (English) comes from English dome, from Old English dema, from French dème, from Ancient Greek δῆμος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

pleasuredome (English): A place where one can relax, entertain or...

Definitions

  1. A place where one can relax, entertain or...

Ancestry of “pleasuredome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdomea structural element resembling the hollow upper...
2Old Englishdemajudge
3Frenchdème—
4Ancient Greekδῆμοςdistrict, country, land; the common people; free...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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