Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “stardom” come from?

Stardom comes from English star and Middle English -dom, from Old English -dōm meaning "condition or domain," ultimately from Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European roots.

stardom (English): The status or position of a performer...

Definitions

  1. The status or position of a performer...

Ancestry of “stardom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-domForming nouns denoting the condition or state of...
2EnglishDOMInitialism of date of marriage; Initialism of...
3EnglishdominanceThe state of being dominant; of prime importance;...
4English-anceAdded to an adjective or verb to form a noun...
5Middle English-aunce—
6Old French-ance-ance
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “stardom”

  • megastardom
  • nonstardom
  • rockstardom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →