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Where does “domina” come from?

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

domina (French): third-person singular past historic of dominer

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of dominer

Ancestry of “domina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdominerto dominate
2LatindominorI am lord and/or master or have dominion,...
3LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
4Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
5Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
6Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
7Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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