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Where does “dominopeli” come from?

dominopeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish domino, from French domino, from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

dominopeli (Finnish): game of dominoes

Definitions

  1. game of dominoes

Ancestry of “dominopeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdominodominoes; a domino
2Frenchdominodominoes; a domino set; a domino tile
3Medieval Latindomino—
4LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
5Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
6Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
7Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
8Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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