Where does “pöytädaami” come from?
pöytädaami (Finnish) comes from Finnish daami, from Swedish dam, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
pöytädaami (Finnish): female dinner companion, female tablemate especially of a man
Definitions
- female dinner companion, female tablemate especially of a man
Ancestry of “pöytädaami”, step by step
pöytädaami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish daami
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | daami | dame; queen |
| 2 | Swedish | dam | a lady, a woman; a queen |
| 3 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 4 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |