Where does “dama” come from?
dama (French) comes from French damer, 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.
dama (French): third-person singular past historic of damer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of damer
Ancestry of “dama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | damer | to queen; to crown, to king; to pat down, to pat,... |
| 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 |