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Where does “dom” come from?

dom (French) comes from Italian don, from Russian Дон, from Spanish Don, from Latin dom, from Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.

dom (French): title of respect given to certain monks and other...

Definitions

  1. title of respect given to certain monks and other...

Ancestry of “dom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandonFather; A title of respect to a man
2RussianДон—
3SpanishDontitle of respect for a man
4Latindom—
5Latindomnuslord; master
6LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
7Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
8Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
9Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
10Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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