Where does “tammi” come from?
tammi (Finnish) comes from Swedish damspel, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
tammi (Finnish): oak; pedunculate oak, "Quercus robur"; checkers,...
Definitions
- oak; pedunculate oak, "Quercus robur"; checkers,...
Ancestry of “tammi”, step by step
tammi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish damspel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | damspel | checkers |
| 2 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 3 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 4 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 5 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 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 |