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
- title of respect given to certain monks and other...
Ancestry of “dom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | don | Father; A title of respect to a man |
| 2 | Russian | Дон | don |
| 3 | Spanish | Don | title of respect for a man |
| 4 | Latin | dom | — |
| 5 | Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 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 |