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Where does “domestique” come from?

domestique (French) comes from Latin domesticus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

domestique (French): domestic; servant; maid; cleaner, housemaid

Definitions

  1. domestic; servant; maid; cleaner, housemaid

Ancestry of “domestique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindomesticusOf the house; domestic; familiar; native
2Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
3Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
4Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “domestique”

  • domestique
  • domestiquer
  • domestiquement
  • domesticité
  • domesticeren
  • domesticire
  • domestici
  • domestic
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