Where does “predominancy” come from?
predominancy (English) comes from English predominant, from Middle French prédominant, from Latin praedominans, from Latin praedominor, from Latin dominor, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
predominancy (English): Predominance
Definitions
- Predominance
Ancestry of “predominancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | predominant | Common or widespread; prevalent; Significant or... |
| 2 | Middle French | prédominant | — |
| 3 | Latin | praedominans | predominating |
| 4 | Latin | praedominor | I predominate |
| 5 | Latin | dominor | I am lord and/or master or have dominion,... |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |